I told you how hard it is to get a story from a crane...

So,

Only you can appreciate the difficulty of getting this story out of my recent best bird friend, the crane.{shhhhhhhh, don't tell the geese, you know how jealous they are}

I am not like you, with a wonderful pond that is just a stone's throw away from my door. I have to hoof it a ways to get to the crane sanctuary, if you can call it that.

When life gives you mandarin oranges...

Make jello!

I was so distracted by the huge can of mandarin oranges that has sat in our pantry for, at least a year. I love mandarin oranges and I could have eaten the entire can myself, but I didn't want to waste it. I have a great recipe for an ambrosia, but I couldn't afford to get all of the ingredients and I wasn't sure that anyone else would've wanted some of the ambrosia or if it could be frozen. This was a simple recipe of jello and craisins and the whole can fit into the 3 cup recipe. I am so pleased and I will let you know if it is a month or so before we are rid of this messy delish! Mommy