Wait for daddy to go off the diving board.

I think I am one of very few that loves Texas summer. I love the humidity and I love the heat so when June peaks around the corner I get excited. School is out, pools in our community are open and it is HOT. When I used to live in Flagstaff Arizona, the wind blew nonstop and it would push cold air off the Mountain and I was always cold. My mother-in-law joked on every special occasion that she would buy me a warming rock like the lizards have at the zoo so that I could lie on in and be finally warm. Continued in Hanger Rats

The mind of a pilot

It is amazing to me how my husband’s mind works. He is a fixer. Let me tell you when it is broken he will think and think about how to fix it and then he will actually fix it. This is true to so many things that it would take days for me to list them all. Today he out did himself – he took apart his iPod.

A little back story  - few weeks ago his middle button in the iPod sunk in and stopped working. Mr. Right didn’t want to replace his iPod since he just got a new iPhone. So he kind of worked around the broken button and was looking into new iPods or getting a radio for his car that directly connected to the iPod and controlled it. This afternoon I walk into the kitchen to him sitting at the breakfast table with tiny tinny screws scattered everywhere and iPod in pieces. 

“What are you doing?” – I said.

Mr. Right – “I am taking the iPod apart. It doesn't work anyway so I can’t really break it any further right. If I fix it great if not what’s the harm it’s broken anyway.”

Very logical approach to the whole thing as usual. After some careful moving around of parts and some finagling he fixed the iPod and it is once again in perfect working order. I am not sure if it is just my pilot or if all pilots are like this – he takes everything apart, he is capable of fixing anything and everything most of the time (with the exception of our AC which he could not fix because you need a special license to handle Freon so he called a guy). Amazing, taking apart his iPod – I think it is that analytical mind trait, or something.

Semi Homemade Sicilian Fried Pizza

I learned how to make this from a friend of mine during Easter. She used to make it with her family when they lived in Italy and continues to make this delish meal for her kids. On Easter the pizzas were filled with ham and cheese, I filled mine today with pizza sauce, pepperoni, mozzarella and ricotta cheese. Mr. Right and Son love it. Yum. Recipe in Meals for Two

Our Memorial Day weekend

We had Mr. Right home for the long weekend so it was amazing as was. We took the weekend to have family time. Continued In the Life of a Whirly Wife

Cinnamon Buns

I found this recipe on Food.com and I love it I did make few little changes because I don't like my cinnamon buns too sticky but I left most of the recipe as it was. I made these when my brother was visiting, what a great breakfast. For recipe visit Meals for Two

Getting a Little Wet During Pilot Training

Would you ever think that your pilot will be submerged in water while strapped into a fake cockpit and asked to get out as fast as he can while trying to help those who are weaker swimmers? It was news to me, when my husband came home from new hire training and shared with me all of the training details that he had to go through. I think that it is absolutely wonderful that the company my husband works for pays for the initial and then recurrent training in how to safely egress from a submerged helicopter that went down in the ocean. Not only does it take away the unknown of what to do now, but it also introduces the body to the shocks that it will go into while being dumped into frigid cold water with full gear on. Not a pleasant thought but really necessary in my mind so that it is one more “what if” that he is well prepared for. Enjoy the video taken by one of the other pilots during this riveting exercise.

My son's very very favorite Swedish Meatballs

This a recipe that was passed down to me from my mother-in-law and to her from her mother and t her from her mother. It is easy to make and absolutely delish. My son can not eat enough of it and Mr. Right enjoys them too. So I thought that I would share it will you all - recipe in Meals for Two

Chocolate Logic

 Once a month I crave it more than my next breath.  Once a month I seem unable to say “one or two pieces are enough you really don’t need to stuff your face with it until you feel sick”. Once a month I feel like if I don’t get it I may tear someone apart. Chocolate -  yup that simple chocolate.

Continued In the life of the Whirly Wife

Recipe in Meals for Two