Kid City happened yesterday at the fairgrounds. Painting this fence is a kid-favorite event there. The local paint store allows kids to choose and mix (with help) their own paint colors. Then, they get to paint a portion of this fence and they can take their leftover pint of paint home with them. Looks like blues and greens were big this year. I helped out at the KPC Design an Ad Booth. Fun times. Kid City is a wonderful event for families in our area. It's held each year on the first Saturday in August.

Happy 30th Anniversary to us! On August 10th, Bob and I will celebrate 30 years of "Livin' the Dream." We were married on an extremely hot day and we honeymooned in St. Louis. There we took in a Cardinal game and then toured the Anheuser Busch Brewery where we were privileged to view the back sides of several of their top Clydesdales. I don't think many young couples today would choose that locale for honeymooning. Brent and Lindsey went to Hawaii. Heck, Rob and Candace went to Hawaii to get engaged. Times change. By the way, this picture is part of the Church Directory/Obituary package.

Reading: I finished Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets last night. Yes, yes, I know - an action-packed weekend here in the Hickory Hill Hood.

Recipe of the Week: I decided it was finally time to take on some of the recipes in the Julia Child: Mastering the Art of French Cooking book. I started with Gateau a L'orange et Aux Amandes (Orange and Almond Spongecake) because it reminded me of a couple other cakes I like - Gateau Ganache and the Orange Poppy Seed Torte. (recipes for both in the blog archives) Alas, I was not altogether pleased with the results, so I am not going to post the recipe here. The jury is still out on this one because I don't know if it's me or the cake.