The Daily Biff - 2008 02 02

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Sat, 02 Feb 2008

Summer Time in February
Aunt Karen is in town from San Diego. She is staying with us through the weekend. We are pretending today that she brought warmer weather with her and grilled up some ribs and had a nice spread with summer time food (jello, fruit salad, etc). The ribs looked so good on the grill, I had to snap a picture.

Grillin' Ribs

:: Posted by rus on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:52 pm
:: Filed under /daily_journal/2008

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Home Renovation Project: Attic Conversion: Upper Roof Complete
For the first time, the roofing crew showed up on a Saturday. And for the first time the roofing crew consisted of more than one person. For much of the day the three-person crew worked diligently on completing the roof over the attic. <sarcasm>It only took a month to complete (less a few days when snow was on the roof).</sarcasm> Remaining to do: The low pitch roof over our front porch and the roof over the third bay of the garage (which houses Berkeley's bedroom).

:: Posted by rus on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:07 pm
:: Filed under /projects/attic_conversion

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Restaurant Review: Julia's

Restaurant:	Julia's
Cuisine:	American
Rating:	Capable
Price:	$20-$25 for breakfast for one adult, two kids (tip not included)
Location:	375 NW Gilman Blvd, Issaquah, WA
Website:	www.eatatjulias.com

I took the kids (Berkeley and Eliana) out for breakfast this morning. I had promised Berkeley that we could go out to breakfast after he got his teeth drilled but I neglected to account for the fact that he would not be allowed to eat for a couple of hours after his fillings were placed. So today I made up for my lapse... Berkeley wanted to go to McDonalds (*barf*) but I convinced him to go to Julia's instead for the Eggs Benedict (one of Berkeley's favorites).

I ordered up the Eggs Benedict, Berkeley ordered the cinnamon rolls (another one of his favorites), and Eliana got the kid's pancake platter. When all of our food came, we split it up so that everyone could have a bit of everything. It worked out well. Neither Berkeley nor Eliana cared for the cinnamon roll; it had some orange flavoring that I guess they weren't expecting. But it was good I thought. Eliana's pancake (shaped like Mickey Mouse) was huge and could have probably easily fed all three of us. The Eggs Benedict was adequate, but Berkeley summed it up well:

"Your Eggs Benedict is better Dad."

Indeed.

Summary: A capable choice. Good for lazy Saturday morning when I don't care to cook.

:: Posted by rus on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:39 pm
:: Filed under /reviews/restaurants

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