Saturday, November 27, 2010
Perfectly Portioned Penguin Pies
For Thanksgiving dessert the woman made these pies for me. They are the perfect size for a penguin. The only problem is I keep filling up on all the food--turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, etc--that I haven't been able to eat my desserts. I have had a taste of each via a bite from the man and woman, but my poor little tummy isn't accustomed to vast amounts of food at once; I just haven't been able to make room in my tummy for a little pie. I feel bad about not eating them yet, since the woman went through the trouble of making them for me, but I don't want to make myself sick. We already have one sickly person in the house, we don't need any more.
On a happier note, I was finally allowed to put our Christmas tree up. I have been begging to do it for weeks, ever since the woman bought a tree, but I was told I'd have to wait until after Thanksgiving was over. Well, today was finally the day. We set it up and Mr. Penguin did all the trimming and decorating himself. I had to have a little help plugging in the lights. I'm very pleased with the results. Let the Christmas season begin!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving!
Phew, am I glad Thanksgiving is over. Now I can get back to my normal schedule and not be stuck in the kitchen with the woman making things. I was so tired from this week that I had a hard time getting out of bed; I was just so tired.
Before I could help out with the food, I had to fuel up. The woman made pumpkin bourbon french toast for breakfast. Yum.
The man got to play video games while I had to slave away in the kitchen with the woman. Puff. I can’t wait til I’m old enough to do what I want, when I want all the time.
After preparing the food, the man forced me to change into a sweater. At first I was all hot and itchy, still warm from cooking in the kitchen. But once I sat down and cooled off I felt better. Plus, I looked super snazzy in my sweater, as you can see.
Our feast started off with some light appetizers:
sweet potato balls, white bean and kale crosinti, spinach and artichoke dip and most importantly, shrimp
I was even allowed one glass of sparkling wine.
I was so full after all these tasty delights, I had to take a break from eating. A few hours later I was ready for the main feast. Turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, 2 kinds of stuffing (apple cranberry and regular), green bean casserole….yum. Right as I finish my plate I realized I forgot to get some cranberry sauce, but by this point there was no more room in my little tummy. Oh well, I’ll just be sure to have some with my leftovers tomorrow. I was even too full for dessert.
Overall, we had a nice, relaxing day. After the morning's activity, it was nice to just sit and chill the rest of the day and evening.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Tasty Treats and Helping Out
With Thanksgiving fast approaching this week, the woman has been busy planning out our feast. Thanksgiving is the man’s favorite holiday, so the woman has taken it upon herself to make all his holiday favorites, so he will not be cheated out of any of his favorite foods.
Since the woman has been sick and the man is away at work all day long, the burden of cooking for this feast falls upon Mr. Penguin’s [very capable] shoulders. The woman mapped out all the dishes she needs made for each day this week and gathered together all the recipes for me.
The kitchen was a disaster, so first I had to do the dishes and wipe the counters.
Then began the long marathon cooking session. I’m an expert at time management and was able to accomplish more than what was on the woman’s list.
I was even able to make some tasty little treats. I sampled one, but didn’t dare eat anymore. I didn’t want to get caught. Besides, these are the treats that will be served with after dinner coffee on thurs.
I'm tired and I'm ready for a well-deserved break. I'll have to go to bed early, because tomorrow I'll be doing more of the same thing.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Keep on Trucking
Ever since I can remember the man has been talking about getting a truck. He wants one so that we can haul stuff, drive over things, and basically just look tough and manly. Of course I was all for this idea, as for the woman, she could care less either way. The man enjoyed spending time searching for the perfect vehicle for us.
Finally, about a month ago he found a used truck worthy of us. He bought it from the dealership and I was allowed to ride along when we went to pick it up a few weeks ago.
I think we had it for about 3 days before the man took it into a repair shop to give it a new engine and fix a few things to make it good as new.
Down here in the south people like to do things at a slow pace; no sense of urgency, no one in a hurry to do anything. A nice, relaxing way to live you might say. Well, not for a high-strung penguin who likes to be instantly gratified, like myself. No sooner did we get it back from one repair shop then the man takes it to another one. I haven’t even been able to go for ride in my new truck yet! In fact, I barely got to see it before it was taken away from me.
Finally, this past weekend we were able to take it out for a spin. I love it. I sit so high up I tower above most other cars on the road; it makes me feel tough and powerful.
However, I do need some help reaching the pedals; Mr. Penguin has short legs.
There are still things I plan to do to improve my ride. As we drove around, the man and I compiled a list of our wants and wishes for our new toy. These include, but are not limited to:
roof rack
exhaust system
fix the leaky AC
floor mats
OSU tailgate hitch plug/cover
new or reupholstered seats (or seat covers)
new tires
suspension lift
light bar
Maybe if I had the proper tools I could do some of these with the help of the man. But neither he nor I have any car tools. *Puff*
Back in Action
Mr. Penguin has spent a very aggravating past couple weeks with no internet service. I know my fans have missed hearing from me as much as I have missed sharing my adventures with them. Hopefully, this will be the end of my technical difficulties/issues. I know you are all anxious to hear about my new truck; don’t worry that post will be coming this weekend.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Thank you Photobucket!
A big shout out thank you to the Photobucket tech support team, who was able to help me resolve my technical issues; Mr. Penguin is very grateful. I'm so happy my previous posts will again be available to all my fans. Mr. Penguin encourages everyone to revisit his previous adventures. Mr. Penguin recommends (in no particular order):
Captain America
Rolling out the Welcome Mat
Lumberjacks
S'more Please
Saturday Morning Pancakes
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Technical Difficulties
I'm very sad to report I'm having technical difficulties with Photobucket. So far they are unable to resolve my issue, therefore all my previous posts will be unavailable. We are currently working with photobucket to try to fix the problem. It's a sad, sad day.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Election Day
Mr. Penguin is tired of his voice being ignored by the government and he, like many American’s, hope that by voting today he can change that. Mr. Penguin cherishes his freedom and is very proud to be a citizen of the greatest country in the world. I like doing what I want, when I want.
Mr. Penguin was excited to cast his vote. There were lots of signs and people trying to influence my vote; I’m happy to report that I was not offered any “walking around money” for my vote. None of these tricks would have work on me anyway, Mr. Penguin is pleased to say that he is a very informed voter. He researched candidates thoroughly, reading both pro and anti sources in order form his own opinion and decide which candidate best reflected my own views. I’m a very meticulous researcher.
There was a very kindly woman working at the polling place who happily explained to me how the whole process worked. Having heard reports of problems at other polling sites I made sure the ballot accepted my chosen candidates.
Mr. Penguin encourages all his readers to go exercise your freedom and vote so your voice can be heard, too.
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