I'll miss you, Ann

Mother's Day  

Tomorrow Ann leaves and I must say we have packed in some good times.  Yesterday we made a coffin of Creole white beans with ham and shrimp, sat in the sun, and then Beth took us to dinner and the movie The Zookeeper's Wife.  If you haven't seen the movie, don't miss it, it is wonderful.

Today Ann and I went for a manicure and pedicure and lunch at a Japanese restaurant, Tensuke, and then to the restaurant' market where  I stocked up on Sriracha hot chili sauce, got some brown rice salmon sushi Bentos for Beth and Nate and some frozen shrimp tempura and bay scallops.

We finally heard from Brooks who started Army Ranger school after Easter and this is the first we have heard from him.  One hundred twenty-six men started the Ranger course and four days later only 60 remained, and Brooks remained.  He is hungry and tired and  longs for homemade food and a clean bed but is determined to not let it beat him  Ann and I have co-written a letter a day because that is the only communication he is allowed...no Internet or cell phones.

Ann leaves tomorrow and she will be missed but will try to get back for Matt's wedding week-end which is proving to be bigger as the days grow longer. lol

I had a picture of Ann with the turkey roaster full of white beans, ham, and shrimp, but it was too dark a picture so you will just have to imagine four pounds of dried white beans that soaked up gallons of water and filled the  roaster with the white beans, the New Orleans trinity of vegetables, and a mixture of Creole spices.