1. Gabba Love: I found this Yo Gabba Gabba Puppet Project online and took it a step further by making them into little softies for Evan. Just print them out on iron-on sheets, iron them on to white cotton fabric and sew together. I filled mine with dried beans for the weight and throwaround factor. They all went into Evan's Christmas stocking -- and an extra Brobee found its way into Mike's stocking as well, so a fight will not break out.
2. Pasadena's Holly Street: The block on Holly between N. Fair Oaks and Raymond is filled with cool stores and restaurants worth exploring. For starters, we want to try the Tibetan or Thai restaurant, and then check out the surrounding stores, which include Silver Me Jewelry, Dream of Tibet, and Lula Mae. The Majestical Roof store is a bit hidden around the corner but the courtyard where it's at seems magical, while the store offers one-of-a-kind items from local artists. Lastly, I guess you'd have to try something yummy from >Violet's Cakes after all that walking around.
3. Baked or Fried: My friend and I found ourselves at a McDonald's reminiscing about how their apple pies used to be so good because they were fried. The manager overheard us and insisted that they were always baked. We retorted, "Oh no, young man, they used to be fried." He walked away a little bemused. Then, as we were eating, he came by with two fried apple pies -- on the house. (He apparently threw the pies into the deep fryer. Not quite the same as the old McDonald's pies -- these were the modern, baked pies simply fried up. But a nice effort.) All I could manage was a couple of bites after all the grease but it was GOOD.
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