When robots come to call

Forget Zombie Apocalypse. Think Robot Invasion.

I kid you not, a robot came to my front door the other night. At the time, I was busy pinning pins on Pinterest when the door bell rang at 9:15 at night. Having solicitors come to your door at 9:15 at night is quite unusual. Kind of peeved, I swung open the door and I instantly saw blinking red lights. Confused, I stood there. Once the robot started talking in its electronic voice, I was almost tempted to slam the door shut. What the hell was the first thought that ran through my head.

To make a long story short, Robbie the Friendly Robot was soliciting donations for an upcoming run benefiting men's cancers. Unfortunately, I was broke, but made the promise I'd give a donation if he came back another night.

And he did! When he came back last night I snapped this photo. My husband, who didn't really believe my mumbling about my first encounter with the robot, came to the door with our young daughter. She just stared. I was giddy. I got two photos and me and Robbie shared a fist bump.

We may encounter Robbie again. My husband is running in the same run. Robbie is running the 2K, which is a very ambitious goal considering he moves slow and it will be fairly hot day as most June mornings are in Ottawa.

Crock Pot chicken fajitas

This recipe has been floating around Pinterest for about the last week. So I decided to give it a try. It was pretty darn good. The only thing I'd change about the recipe is adding the peppers about an hour to 45 minutes before making the fajitas. I detest mushy peppers and cooking them along with the chicken is a guaranteed recipe for mushiness.

Also, it didn't take eight hours to cook. I used fresh chicken breasts and they were done in about four hours.