A Furry Friend, A Good Book, And Homemade Soup

Is there anything more cozy? Okay so maybe coziness seems silly when it is over one hundred degrees here, but inside it is air conditioned so getting cozy is still possible.

I recently read these books.

They are mysteries that take place at a Tea Museum in England. Super cute! I would definitely recommend them if you are looking for light-hearted, fun, reading. Especially if you are into all things Englishy like me!

I recently made soup for dinner (actually it was the night after the pasta in the last post) and it was so yummy and comforting. I love homemade chicken noodle soup. I did cut a few corners by buying one of those pre-cooked chickens from the grocery (because it was on sale!) and using a mix of frozen stew vegetables. However, the most important part is the noodles so I made my own which is super fast and easy! I tried to get a good photo of the soup in the pot, but the camera lens kept fogging up.

And now for an unnecessary amount of photos of my adorable Mal, as promised. I think I mentioned how he precisely and surgically removes the squeakers from any toy in roughly two minutes? Here is the carnage.

That monkey didn't stand a chance.The rest of the toy is useless now, but he still loves his monkey hands! Sometimes I buy him toys even though I know he will just dissect them immediately. It is totally worth it because he loves doing it so much and he is such a pro it is actually kind of amazing to watch.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! Appearing for one night only, I give you the highly entertaining, the truly impressive....the AMAZING MAL! (picture circus music here).

Seriously if you ever need a toy dissected send it over and Mal will take care of it in no time flat. I will even time him. It has to have a squeaker though, otherwise there is nothing to extract and no reason to operate. That is how I know my stuffed animals are safe thank goodness.

Here are a few more random ones.

Silly boy!