Dinner at our House…(Picture Heavy)

It’s always crazy at our house. With three kids, two fish, two parrots and one dog….well it’s like being in a noisy jungle sometimes. Ask anyone who calls….:-)

When the birds are “talking” it can be quite noisy. You have Maxi looking for Colleen and Loki wanting someone to “Come here” because “Loki is a good boy.” He talks unless he is pretending to be the microwave or telephone….or the faucet. That is why most of the time I will get up and head out of doors to talk….that or the bathroom.

Mealtimes can be very interesting. Unless we have company…the birds will join us at the table. They love to eat with us since that is what they do in the wild. They don’t eat alone. Loki has to be kept in his cage when I am cooking though. He is much more curious than Maxi. She likes to roam the floor…so you have to watch your feet when she is down. She just adores shoe strings. Loki likes to climb down on the sink and drink from the faucet. He has even been known to hang upside down on the faucet to drink the water. Just be weary if you are standing next to him. He also likes to get you wet. He has me trained quite well.

You can imagine the fun we have during dinner. Loki gets his own plate. Maxi (female) is more dainty. She likes to sit on your shoulder and eat her snacks. She loves peas!! Loki likes anything. His favorite is sweet potatoes…mashed of course. He just about buries his beak up to his nostrils when eating the orange mash. He is also a little funny in that he likes his own spoon. If not his then mine.

It’s not just my head he likes to perch on thankfully…I think I am just the only to get pooped on though. I am Momma to Loki but he is an equal opportunist. He will go to just about anyone….in the family that is…not too many guests does he venture over to visit with.

Maxi is well Maxi. She is beautiful but is really only a one person bird. She tolerates everyone but me. It has something to do with the chicken dance I think. She will go to the boys but she loves Colleen. It is amazing to watch these two together.

What do these two have to do with dinner? Well….it is never dull. We had biscuits tonight along with stew. Maxi likes the green beans. Loki discovered biscuits. No ones biscuit was safe tonight. They were lovely biscuits. Homemade…… See….

I roll my dough into a rectangular shape then just cut with a knife. This way I don’t have the extra dough left that can be over kneaded and make a tough biscuit. We sort of like square biscuits. They don’t look like much here…..but oh when they bake up…..They are so yummy and the smell….mmmmm