Boys Night In

It's just me and the Monkey tonight: Monkey Mama has flown the coop. I hope she's enjoying mojitos and salsa music on her girls night out. But I prefer to see the glass half-full: boys night in.

Accordingly, red meat and red wine for dinner. Hell, I even cooked myself some beets.

And while the meat seared on the grill, I stood atop a pile of sticky clay and surveyed the wreckage that is our backyard.

Whoa.