No pinching on this blog.

Alright, folks. The amount of green in this post should cover us for two or three more St. Patrick's Days to come. No cyberpinching! Gabby doesn't need help discovering bad habits.

It seems difficult to write an entry that will even come close to being as satisfying as the last entry. If a picture is worth a thousand words, is a video worth a thousand pictures? (But wait... a video is a thousand pictures....) Anyway. Today's blog is something like a photo shoot.

Natalie came to town last week. Gabby even said her name or something like it. Natalie and I had a 4-hour Grey's Anatomy marathon, and we're now addicts. Anybody else out there a fan? If you're a Grey's mocker, then you can jump in Jason's boat. I think he's just jealous that I found a show worth watching every week and he hasn't.

Curious George is a huge favorite around this house. If you've read the books - and who hasn't? - you'd probably like the TV show on PBS. Pretty cute. The best part is the theme song. However, Curious George is being given a curious run for his curious money by Curious Gabby. We finally dug down deep in the pockets to go purchase some child-proofing gear at Lowe's yesterday. $13.84 buys a lot of peace.

And finally, I present Masterpiece Dinnerplate. I have only heard the followng phrase maaaaybe 3 times in our 4 years of marriage: "Please make this again." I'll admit, I've been more of a functional cook than a flavorful cook over the years. I can bake the chicken, but it's not going to be memorable. At least... not until now. In the last 4 days, I've gotten the thumbs up TWICE! This is huge, people. I rarely cook the same meal twice, because I can't remember it. Therefore, no recipes get practiced or perfected. So, my new plan is to take pictures of all quality meals I make and put them in my recipe book. I present to you:

• Curried, grilled chicken
• Asparagus with cheese sauce
• Wild rice
• Salad

The second meal wasn't quite as awesome, but the crab cakes were pretty tasty. Here's to all the women in my family who have prayed that I might attain their level of culinary artistry one day. I continue to covet your prayers, sisters.