We’ve been working through colds, and Tobin’s nose has been stuffy.

A:  Is your nose still stuffy, sweetheart?

T:  No, it’s just nice.  (Tapping his face) Hi, little nose!

M:  Why did you have Tobin when you already had me?

A:  I wanted you to have a brother or a sister.  I know it might not seem like it now, but when you’re older, you’ll be glad you have him.

M:  Before he came, I never yelled.

Well, I’ve been neglecting this category, haven’t I?

Anyway, I have a new favorite thing.  I call it the “Going out somewhere nice is too much work with the kids, and we didn’t set up a babysitter or anything, but I still don’t feel like cooking an elaborate dinner, but let’s have something nice, okay?” dinner.  It’s vegetarian, which makes it healthy.  Yes.

• 1 round of brie
• 1 package of reduced fat crescent rolls in the can (I told you this was healthy)
• Club crackers
• sliced apples
• grapes
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 bottle dry white wine (we had this one, Angeline Sauvignon Blanc)

Preheat the oven to 350F.  Open up the crescent rolls into a big rectangle and wrap up the brie (leaving the rind on is okay).  Trim away any excess crescent roll dough.  Place it on a cookie sheet (either grease it a bit or put it on parchment paper).  Brush the brie with beaten egg.  Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.  Let it sit for 10 minutes before serving.  Serve with crackers, apples, grapes, and wine.

It is so easy.  It is a way to have a snacky dinner or late lunch and feel kind of indulgent without doing hardly any work.

Tobin and I were at the Java House, sitting on a couch.  At one end was a small table with an ornate lamp on it, which of course Tobin wanted to touch.  I was trying to dissuade him.

T:  (pointing to the far end of the couch) Get out of here!  Drink your coffee!

M:  When you die, is it black or grey?

A:  I don’t know, sweetie.

M:  Maybe you could look it up.

A:  I don’t think so.

M:  Maybe Google knows.

Tobin and I were looking at National Geographic together.

T:  What’s that bird?  That a chicken-bird?

A:  No, it’s called a cassowary.   It lives in Australia.

T:  Cassowary…or January…or February…