I had an awesome burger last night. Need to ask neighbor what he did.

Need to ask neighbor what he did.

Wild guess: used really good quality meat. Stuck it on low heat. Only turned it over once. Avoided over-cooking.

Not low heat! Wouldn't that lead to lack of crusty exterior? I say high heat, cook fast. You just need enough salt and fat and you're good to go. I have a friend who makes meatloaf burgers (bread crumbs and crap in the meat), and meh.

Happy Mother's Day to all the buffista moms, of all varieties!

We had a good moms day here. I made a big brunch for my MiL, but it was quite easy: ham, scalloped potatoes, salad, tabouleh (left over from a few nights ago). DH decided it needed to be more brunchy and made waffles. Then there was much communal gardening. Now, we are all being lazy.

There was one scary part: Isaac fell off his grandma's lap and beaned the back of his head. I had visions of Natasha Richardson in my head, but my sister asked me a bunch of questions and told me it was likely no problem, so I just kept an eye on him. He's doing fine now. Phew!

I think kids under, say, 5 must be immune to the sort of injury that killed Natasha Richardson. Because otherwise given the frequency of serious head-bonkage in the toddler population, we'd be hearing about deaths.

You may be right, flea. I know the heads aren't as hard and therefore have more resiliency. But still, I was a bit stressy for a couple hours.

frisco has fallen off the changing table and the bed and landed on his head both times. Scared me to death but after some crying and nursing, he was fine. Still, SO scary.

Thanks, Stephanie. He's acting just like his typical self now.

Franny is conked out on the couch. Poor thing. Day was too much fun. Our neighbors have a giant trampoline (with netting) in the front yard. Franny, predictably, finds it irresistable.

egad, there's school tomorrow, isn't there? I need to pack her lunch.

Burrell, if I had little ones still, the Natasha Richardson thing would have freaked me RIGHT out. But Sara's five and a half now, and the last time she bonked her head like that was a while ago. All three kids did it several times, though. They're definitely built to take some lumps growing up.

Trixie Belden's mother used milk-soaked bread in her burgers.

Burrell, did he get a lump on his head? Is that a product of a squishier skull? Because I stopped growing knots as a response to head trauma somewhere short of puberty. I always wondered why.