The Purpose of Pets...

Is to provide endless hours of comic entertainment for their owners, right?

Doesn't your typical Friday night involve a laser pointer and driving your dogs crazy?!?

Domestic Diva

I don't do the lion's share of cooking in our household.  But the urge hit me to cook this weekend so we invited our neighbors over for a Sunday morning breakfast.  I decided to make Lemon Ricotta Pancakes.  I used this recipe.  Kris was nervous about straying from the tried and true Aunt Jemima pancake mix, but these were delicious!  The ricotta made the pancakes light and fluffy and the lemon wasn't strong but a nice touch.  

Pancake Batter

Pancakes on the Griddle

In addition to the pancakes, I also made blueberry sauce using this recipe.  The blueberry sauce was an awesome compliment to the lemon pancakes.  My neighbor also made homemade lemon curd from her own recipe.  Here is a recipe you could use for it as well.

Blueberry sauce cooking

Here is my final confection put together, the pancakes with lemon curd, blueberry sauce and a sprinkling of confectioner's sugar.  Bon Appetit!

Finished Product

Happy Birthday Scout!!

Yesterday, my little baby Scout turned six!  I can still remember the first night we brought her home.  It was a spur-of-the-moment decision.  Kris made the suggestion that we should think about getting a dog.  It didn't take anything more than that comment for me to have called every golden retriever listing in the papers.  One that was five minutes away from us had one female golden retriever left.  I said we would be there in ten minutes.  We got in the car, went to the house and I was completely smitten with Scout the first time I met her.  There was no discussion.  Kris was writing the check and I was in the car with our newest family member.  It is amazing the love people have for their pets, and vice-versa.  We were truly blessed the day Scout was born!

Below is Scout the first night Kris and I had her and then on her 6th birthday yesterday sharing her birthday penguin cookie with Luna.

Baby Scout the first night we had her

Scout (on the right) sharing her birthday penguin cookie with her little sister Luna

Feeling a Little Blue

So blue has been a favorite of mine in terms of colors.  It brings out my eyes, it complements my blond hair and in the summer it is the perfect complementary color to a tan.  In the winter, I tend to go much darker with my nails but that is a little harsh for the summer time.  I saw a post on the blog Cupcakes and Cashmere and loved it. 

This past weekend I was at the store and found Essie's new summer collection full of blues.  I purchased these two bottles:

On the right is Turquoise and Caicos and on the left is Aruba Blue

I did the Aruba Blue color for the toe nails and did the Turquoise and Caicos on my finger nails.  In following the idea that was on Cupcakes and Cashmere's blog, I also added a little bit of sparkle to the ring finger.  I dipped a small paint brush in top coat and and then dipped it in Martha Stewart Turquoise Glitter and added it to the ends of my nails. 

Here is the final result for my finger nails.  I was pretty excited about it:

They remind me of the waters from my Caribbean vacation in April, and what is more happy than that?!