"Intellectual growth should commence at birth and only cease in death." - Albert Einstein
My brother, A, and his wife M, are having their second child, the brother or sister of T. Well, to be fair, I should say M is having their second child, and A is keeping family hungry for news in the loop.
Sometimes I love technology.
How come English has the words: "daughter", "son" and "children/kids" or "granddaughter" "grandson" and "grandchildren/kids" but only "niece", "nephew", or... OR WHAT?? I'm using "neicew" as a placeholder. Without the singular for a group, what is the plural? It may be a completely new word altogether, we have "clutches", "gaggles", "murders", "herds". As an aunt, I'm just sayin, I could say I have a "murder of niecews" when the kids come over. If their parents would ever let them.
I am super stoked about the imminent birth of this child, which will share M's birthday. A and M wanted to wait to find out the child's gender; I gotta be honest, it's been more difficult to get excited about this kid or remember, because without a gender, this whole "human" thing seems largely theoretical. And it's a pain b/c I can't say "niece" or "nephew", I have to make up new words!
So now I am thinkin, if I could make a savory birthday "cake", what would it be? Since I'm back on the paleo-centric wagon, it would likely be a revised shepherd's-esque pie: seasoned, spicy, almost a little barbequey (a la agave instead of sugar, honey, or molasses) venison or bison, shredded, with green beans and sweet potatoes. On top would be a sprinkle of kale crisps. Mmn, kale crisps...
If you could make a savory birthday "cake", what would yours look like?
