An email sent to family describing Mike's first time in a kilt

We had a lovely time at Grandma's playing in the sandbox, watering the garden, running through the sprinkler, and building bird houses.  We may not have a long spring and summer, but we treasure it all the more once it finally gets here.

A brief summary of what has gone on here in the Henders household in 2009

26 man-hours and 30 pounds of ingredients later we're finished with our 2008 Christmas production run.  Nicole and I did the chocolate making while Angela played an important role by taking the kids out to the farm.  Last year I figured out that making four trays of molded chocolates takes little more time than making two trays so I expanded my collection of molds so that I have four of everything.  Unfortunately two of my favourite shapes, the pyramid and geodesic-style dome, were back ordered so I'll have them for Easter. 

A few photos in the gallery and a complete description of this year's sweets with a photo in the full blog entry.

A brief summary of our Henders household goings on of 2008