Summer Quick Updates

Jacob has been enjoying time in Juneau, including on his birthday on Sunday.

David Jr. is working at the local movie theater over the summer.

Megan is spending time with Poppi every Wednesday and is doing a great job with her.

Lizzie has been working hard on her swim team and likes the backstroke the best.

Anna got a job teaching fitness classes at 5:30 am Mondays/Wednesdays. Any takers on anyone wanting to come to a class?

Will's vegetable garden has already started yielding tomatoes, okra, and peppers; watermelon, lemons, cucumbers, and sweet potatoes are ripening fast!

Send me your quick updates so the family can stay in the know!

Girls' Trip

Tracy, Anna, Megan, Lisa, and Lizzy enjoyed a girls' trip this past weekend in Asheville. They explored the Biltmore, River Arts District, and Grove Park Inn. There were cute goats and chicks at the Biltmore and all-you-can eat breakfast buffets at the Grove Park Inn. For Cinco de Mayo, they enjoyed a variety of tacos at the White Duck Taco Shop. It was a great time!

New Puppy!

Nancy and Dennis are getting a new puppy named Poppi! We are all so excited to meet her. She will come to her new home on Saturday, May 12th.

Megan's Prom

Megan went to her junior prom tonight. Yay Megan! She is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

2018 Charleston Bridge Run

Lisa and Shawn recently drove down to Charleston, so Lisa could run the Cooper River Bridge Run with Anna. They ran a 10K (6.2 miles) that started in Mount Pleasant, ran over the Cooper River Bridge, and finished in downtown Charleston. There were around 40,000 runners and walkers participating this year besides Lisa and Anna. Tracy, Megan, and Elizabeth made some awesome signs for Anna and Lisa that Shawn brought to cheer them on! Congrats, Lisa and Anna, for getting over it!

 Anna and Lisa holding Megan and Tracy's sign.

Lisa and Anna holding Elizabeth's sign!

Chinney's Pretzel Fudge

Ingredients:
2 cups mashed pretzels (sticks or penny rods)*
1 cup peanuts
2 TBSP peanut butter
12 oz white chocolate morsels
10 oz peanut butter morsels

Directions:

1. Put mashed pretzels in an oven on warm. Melt the peanut butter morsels and white chocolate morsels together. (I do this on 50% power in the microwave for about 5 minutes, stirring at least once.)
2. When melted, mix in peanut butter, peanuts, and the mashed pretzels.
3. Spread onto a WELL-greased 8-x-8 pan (I always line the pan with parchment paper sprayed with Pam.)
4. Allow fudge to harden, about 2 hours. Cut in chunks. They are not meant to look perfect. DIG IN!!!

* - Use gluten-free pretzels to make recipe completely gluten-free.

March Pet of the Month - Buckbeak the Hounddog

Submit your pet to be the pet of the month! Just copy and paste the questions below, answer them, and send them to annamdannunzio@gmail.com . I made this one as a late March pet of the month so more people can submit for April!

March Pet of the Month - Buckbeak D'Annunzio

Birthday: June 6, 2016

Type of Pet: Hound dog mix(?)

Owner(s): Anna

Name Origin: a rescue in the Harry Potter series

Favorite things: Sleeping on the couch, salmon jerky treats, whine-y hound noises, greeting people animatedly

Fears: Loud music and fireworks, leprechaun hats, bird feeders, albino hedgehogs

One Special Fact About Me: I was adopted from Charleston Animal Society after Hurricane Matthew when they had lots of extra dogs needing homes!

The photo the shelter put on their website to convince Anna to adopt me.