Tattoos and Food for B

Mom started OT this week and it went well. She did get sore but I think that is to be expected.

We found a lift chair for her and that definitely has helped the sleeping situation!

Overall, progress is being made.

Kyle and I made a trip to Grand Forks to bring B some of his mother's home-cooked meals. We also brought him some tattoo supplies he had ordered.

Since we were there why not get another piece of my leg tattoo!

B was feeling a bit under the weather, but he still did an amazeballs job on my mountains!

He also finished Kyle's European mount deer tattoo.

A couple days prior to us going to see B he had added to his tattoo.

Two years ago he tattooed song lyrics on his leg and now he added a dagger to it.

First, I'm always amazed that he can tattoo himself and secondly, how the heck can he do such a great job on himself?!

This will always be a 'how the heck' in my mind. He did have me tattoo myself. He was a great teacher and I did it. Ok, so it was a tiny red dot in the sun, but I did it!

I have decided I will let him continue being my tattoo artist. I will leave it to the professional!

Zucchini Coffee Cake

Ingredients

1 zucchini (10 ounces), ends trimmed

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup butter

1 cup sour cream

1 1/2 cups white sugar

2 large eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 cup chopped pecans

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

Gather all ingredients. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13-inch pan with foil and coat with cooking spray.

Using large holes of a box grater, shred zucchini. (You should have 2 cups packed.) Transfer zucchini to a clean kitchen towel. Roll up; squeeze out as much moisture as possible.

Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.

In a large bowl, beat 1 cup softened butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

Gradually beat in sour cream, then white sugar.

Beat in eggs, 1 at a time.

Stir in zucchini and vanilla.

Fold in flour mixture with a spatula, mixing just until incorporated.

Spread batter into prepared pan.

Stir together pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl. Stir in 2 tablespoons melted butter until crumbly.

Sprinkle topper over cake batter.

Bake until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool in pan 10 minutes before serving.

Joke of the Week

I met a one-legged lady at the bar.

Out of curiosity, I asked her how she lost her leg.

"Well, it's due to me being a great negotiator."

Do tell.

"You see, I had a business trip down to Brazil, and I was able to get a private pilot to fly me for a quarter of the cost of a commercial airline. Unfortunately, the plane malfunctioned and we crash landed in the Amazon."

Ah, so you cheaped out and lost your leg in the crash.

"No no, we were both perfectly fine. However, we landed in a territorial tribe's land. They were going to kill us, but with my amazing negotiation skills we got out alive."

You convinced them to only take a leg?

"What? No, they let us go in exchange for a bag of chips I had on me. They even escorted us out of the jungle and pointed us in the direction of the nearest city. Unfortunately, during the trek to civilization I got a severe infection in my foot."

Ah, so you lost your leg to an infection.

"Goodness, no! I had some antibiotics on me, so I was able to keep it well enough until we reached the city. I wasn't able to make a full recovery though, and had to return to the U.S. immediately for medical attention. Fortunately, they were able to help me and I am now healthier than ever!"

That doesn't explain anything! Why is your leg gone then?

"Well, the medical bill was going to cost me an arm and a leg, but I managed to negotiate it down to just the leg."