Awake: 6:49am sleep 5+55 mostly sunny overnight & Seattle, WA.
About 9:00am Katrina went running with Coco for (30) min.
Around 10:00am, Nick & family arrived for breakfast. Today Katie & Zack are making all of us a different kind of breakfast; certainly one I have never experienced... called: Aebleskiver.
Aebleskiver are traditional Danish pancake balls. Katie made them in a special pan called a monk's pan (each batch made (8) pancake balls.). The filled pancake balls were served warm with syrup, powdered sugar, &/or whipped cream. Katie made several batches of Aebleskiver, each batch with a different filling, i.e. apple sauce, strawberries, maraschino cherries, Nutella (chocolate, hazelnut spread), peanut butter, etc. They were delicious, but a little sweet; they'd make a great dessert also.
While Katie was making the Aebleskivers, Zack cooked bacon & sunny side up eggs.
To keep us at the table while they made breakfast, there were bananas & green grapes & orange juice. Jerry made fast work of the green grapes. I liked the idea of a very casual breakfast with plenty of anticipation: what's coming next! Thank you Katie & Zack; that was a real treat for us.
Later we all played Wii again; trying our skills @ Hula Hoop, soccer, the bubble, snow boarding, etc. Then the time came for Katrina to leave & return to Denver; we thanked Katrina for helping with the dish cleaning, laundry, playing with Jerry, taking Coco for a run, etc., & wished her a safe & "Happy New Year" for 2010. Zack is her trusted chauffeur for the Sea-Tac airport trip this afternoon.
Nick & Eriko decided to return to their condo to give Jerry a rest before coming back for dinner. Katie went downstairs to talk with her dad via the phone & wish him a, "happy birthday."
That gave Kathy & me a chance to get more practice on the Wii machine without an audience...& we needed that. Although our drill made little difference, it was still fun.
When Zack returned, Katie got right after Zack to help with dinner preparation.
Dinner: Garlic-chicken pasta, leftover mixed salad &, about an hr later, homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream.
After the dishes & kitchen were cleaned up, Jerry visited K & me in our temporary bedroom. Our Dell computer screen saver was on...showing pictures of our family, friends, places we've toured, etc. He was quite curious & sat on my lap for a closer view.
During the 20-30 min, Jerry identified many pictures of the Foote family, ourselves & others; if he didn't know who it was or what it was, we would tell him. Jerry does not forget much once he understands something. During our slide show time with Jerry, Nick & Nate were having a quick game of chess & Eriko was resting on the couch.
Among other things, Coco enjoys a tug-of-war using a rope knotted on both ends. He sinks his teeth into the rope & walks around the living room just hoping for an opponent. Zack, Nate, Nick & myself, have all challenged him for: "king of the rope."
Well tonight, Jerry started the "tug-of-rope "with Coco. I, for one, was a little uncomfortable at first, thinking Jerry might get hurt or that Coco might bite him, but as time went on, I saw that Jerry was holding his own & Coco was fully involved in the "tug' focusing on the rope, not on biting Jerry. With Coco growling & Jerry pulling as hard as he could, they went back & forth, taking turns sliding on the oak floor. Coco did manage to get the rope from Jerry a few times, but each time, both Jerry & Coco were quickly ready to resume the "tug!"
The tug of war continued for a good (10) min longer with a lot of laughter from the peanut gallery. My photo does not do it justice but Nick did make a movie of it which I'm sure will be published somewhere, sometime.
Nick & Eriko took their "champ" home &, since Katie has to work tomorrow, we all retired a little early.
Lights out: 11:10pm.
About 9:00am Katrina went running with Coco for (30) min.
Around 10:00am, Nick & family arrived for breakfast. Today Katie & Zack are making all of us a different kind of breakfast; certainly one I have never experienced... called: Aebleskiver.
Aebleskiver are traditional Danish pancake balls. Katie made them in a special pan called a monk's pan (each batch made (8) pancake balls.). The filled pancake balls were served warm with syrup, powdered sugar, &/or whipped cream. Katie made several batches of Aebleskiver, each batch with a different filling, i.e. apple sauce, strawberries, maraschino cherries, Nutella (chocolate, hazelnut spread), peanut butter, etc. They were delicious, but a little sweet; they'd make a great dessert also.
While Katie was making the Aebleskivers, Zack cooked bacon & sunny side up eggs. To keep us at the table while they made breakfast, there were bananas & green grapes & orange juice. Jerry made fast work of the green grapes. I liked the idea of a very casual breakfast with plenty of anticipation: what's coming next! Thank you Katie & Zack; that was a real treat for us.
Later we all played Wii again; trying our skills @ Hula Hoop, soccer, the bubble, snow boarding, etc. Then the time came for Katrina to leave & return to Denver; we thanked Katrina for helping with the dish cleaning, laundry, playing with Jerry, taking Coco for a run, etc., & wished her a safe & "Happy New Year" for 2010. Zack is her trusted chauffeur for the Sea-Tac airport trip this afternoon.
Nick & Eriko decided to return to their condo to give Jerry a rest before coming back for dinner. Katie went downstairs to talk with her dad via the phone & wish him a, "happy birthday."
That gave Kathy & me a chance to get more practice on the Wii machine without an audience...& we needed that. Although our drill made little difference, it was still fun.
When Zack returned, Katie got right after Zack to help with dinner preparation.
Dinner: Garlic-chicken pasta, leftover mixed salad &, about an hr later, homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream.
After the dishes & kitchen were cleaned up, Jerry visited K & me in our temporary bedroom. Our Dell computer screen saver was on...showing pictures of our family, friends, places we've toured, etc. He was quite curious & sat on my lap for a closer view.
During the 20-30 min, Jerry identified many pictures of the Foote family, ourselves & others; if he didn't know who it was or what it was, we would tell him. Jerry does not forget much once he understands something. During our slide show time with Jerry, Nick & Nate were having a quick game of chess & Eriko was resting on the couch.
Among other things, Coco enjoys a tug-of-war using a rope knotted on both ends. He sinks his teeth into the rope & walks around the living room just hoping for an opponent. Zack, Nate, Nick & myself, have all challenged him for: "king of the rope."
Well tonight, Jerry started the "tug-of-rope "with Coco. I, for one, was a little uncomfortable at first, thinking Jerry might get hurt or that Coco might bite him, but as time went on, I saw that Jerry was holding his own & Coco was fully involved in the "tug' focusing on the rope, not on biting Jerry. With Coco growling & Jerry pulling as hard as he could, they went back & forth, taking turns sliding on the oak floor. Coco did manage to get the rope from Jerry a few times, but each time, both Jerry & Coco were quickly ready to resume the "tug!"
The tug of war continued for a good (10) min longer with a lot of laughter from the peanut gallery. My photo does not do it justice but Nick did make a movie of it which I'm sure will be published somewhere, sometime. Nick & Eriko took their "champ" home &, since Katie has to work tomorrow, we all retired a little early.
Lights out: 11:10pm.
Nice work, Dad! Three pictures in one post.
If you want to approve this comment, here are the movies of Coco and Jerry playing tug-of-war:
http://photos.nick.org/view/9624/full
http://photos.nick.org/view/9625/full
http://photos.nick.org/view/9626/full
Nick
I definitely approve of your message & compliments Nick. After all, I am one of your humble students sitting quietly in the back row...so any small praise at all...makes me smile.
However, try as I might, I could not get to see the movie version of Jerry & Coco. My computer tells me: Quick tine is missing software required to perform this operation... and quick time is not available on the quick time server.
Probably if I had a more up-to-date modern computer like that young girl I sleep with, it would work like a charm. Maybe that young girl I sleep with will some day let me use her brand new advanced & innovated...easy to use:(computer). I can only hope!
Any ideas about this Quick Time thing?