READING: Nothing Like It In The World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad by Stephen E. Ambrose. Still building the railroad. (See last week's entry.)
LISTENING TO: Bruce Springsteen
COOKING THROUGH: Le Cordon Bleu at Home (Le Cordon Bleu School of Cooking), this week's assignment is Cuisses de Grenouille aux Herbes (Herbed Frog's Legs) from Chocolate & Zucchini; Baking: From My Home to Yours (Dorie Greenspan), this week's recipe is Coconut Butter Thins, and can be found on pages 145. You can cook/bake along, too!
FAV NEW FIND: Curly Kabob Skewers (p. 48 in the new Sur La you-know-where catalog); 15 inches long and curl into 8 inch diameter circles so they fit on a dinner plate; four for ten bucks...how cool are those...and my birthday is coming up, so I thought I would leave this page open on the counter with a big star by them! Just in time for summer grilling season!
FAV THING TODAY: There's swimming zones, of course, always a favorite, and the NCAA tournament is a happening thing, always a favorite, so I guess I have two today. Matt has another new best time from this morning in the 200 Freestyle. He went in with a 2:02.97 and clocked a 1:59.63 this morning, so he is one happy boy this afternoon. He is first alternate tonight for that swim, so if someone scratches, he will get to swim in the finals. If not, he is swimming on the 800 Freestyle relay this evening, so he will swim either way.
GOING TO: Watch swimming, watch basketball, watch and see if I can get two more rooms checked off the spring cleaning list, and most of all going to have a wonderful time next week on spring break!
PRAYING FOR: Safety for all travelers, especially all the spring break families, and yes, I admit it, a new best time and Junior National cut for Matt in the 100 Backstroke, please join me.