One of the best parts about learning something new is being able to share it with others. My mom has always had to satisfy her sushi craving with a quick purchase of california rolls at the local Whole Foods. But today I showed her how easy it was to make sushi at home.

Fortunately, everything we needed was referened via our blog - I love that the Internet is "everywhere" :) We started with the basic california rolls - adding some avacado and some imitation crab meat for fun - and before we new it, we had used up 10 sheets of nori. One nice thing that Mom did, was to pile on the toppings high, but roll-tighten-roll. That tightening step really gave the rolls a great density so that all the fixin's won't come out.

While I was in Texas this time, I decided to go through my collected "stuff" from birth to now. Most everything I had from when I was in high school or younger was boxed away during the big transition to undergrad. I really enjoyed sharing my memories with Mark.

By the time we got though everything, we had stuffed animals ready for grandma to take to the younger grand children, things ready for Goodwill, books ready for other eager readers and nice organized boxes for the attic. To celebrate the cleaning extravaganza we went to Half Price Books, where we learned that now days only antique furniture sellers really use Readers Digest books because they look so pretty and that science fiction and westerns get the best deals at half priced book stores. Never the less, we had a good amount of credit to get me started on a new series by my enjoyable Recluce author, a cookbook for mom and dad on how to enjoy the taste of fried foods without frying, and a cook book for Mark on Turkish cuisine. I can't wait to check out the Half Price Books store in our area.