The boys have a toy sword they both like to play with a lot.  Tobin was having a hard time sharing it with Miles, who wished he had it.  Tobin was prowling around the living room with it in his hands.

T:  What shall I cut?

M:  How about you cut down your interest in that sword?

Tobin was standing on the hearth and bouncing up and down.

T:  What’s happening with this house?  It seems like it’s shaking.  Or…a skeleton!  (pause)  Why am I doing this?

I’m sick, and Tobin has been doing a good job being sweet to me.  I was resting on the couch, and he came to check on me.

T:  Are you feeling your best?

A:  No, I’m not.

T:  Do you need some love?

And then he gave me a very nice snuggle.

Tobin was being rude and messing with a drawing Miles was working on.  Miles got mad at him and Tobin ended up in tears.  I picked him up to try to calm him down, but apparently I wasn’t being as soothing as he thought I ought to be, and I guess I missed an important line.

T:  Is Mommy here?

M:  If it’s husband and husband, how do they have kids?

A:  Sometimes they adopt kids.

M:  Well, at least if it’s wife and wife, it’s easy.

Tobin mostly sleeps with Denny and me.  I was the first one awake this morning, and I was trying to sneak out of bed without disturbing anyone.  Tobin woke up and caught me trying to escape.

T:  Come join the cuddle party!

I did, of course.

This afternoon, I was talking to Miles in his room.  When I came back to the living room, I saw that Tobin had moved the bathroom stool over to a cabinet and was staring at a bunch of stuff he wasn’t supposed to touch.  When he saw me, he said…

T:  I’m just doing nothing!

We were supposed to have these New Year’s Eve, and they would have been good with champagne, but things changed and we ended up having them New Year’s Day.  They were good then, too.

I know the amount of butter sounds insane, but I actually only used probably 1/4 or 1/3 of the sauce.  Next time I’ll halve the recipe and still have enough left for optional dipping.

Photo by Denny

Adapted just lightly from Damn Delicious.

2 lbs chicken wings
2 tbsp butter, melted
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp garlic powder
S&P, to taste

Preheat oven to 400F.  Coat the wings in the butter and oil, then sprinkle with the dry seasonings.  Arrange on a large cookie sheet covered in foil and parchment paper.  Cook for 25-30 minutes, flipping halfway through.  While they’re cooking, make the sauce.

Sauce:

5 tbsp butter
1 tbsp AP flour
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup Sriracha (rooster sauce)
1 tbsp soy sauce
juice of 1 lime

Once the wings are cooked, remove from oven and turn on the broiler.  Brush the wings with the sauce and make sure they’re all skin-side up.  Broil for just a a couple-three minutes, watching carefully, until they get a little crisped and charred but not burned.

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These are less spicy than I expected, but really tasty.  Denny mentioned that the sauce would be good on other stuff, too, like grilled chicken or roasted vegetables.