animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

worker bee

The guys went to a Steeler game today, so I made up my mental “to do” list in preparation for the day. I got up early in order to see them off and decided that I was hungry for some chocolate chip cookies, so I whipped up a batch. This …

enjoying fall

We have had a few nice days in October (besides the ones where it snowed), so I have been getting some stuff done outside. It’s nearly impossible to get anything done during the week since it gets dark so early, so that leaves the weekends. Today, I harvested the Brussels …

race to witch mountain

We did the Family Movie Night thing last night and watched this flick. It was ok. I’m still having problems finding good movies for us to watch. Jake liked it, but his tastes aren’t exactly discerning. The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) starred in this movie, but he kept his shirt on …

drag me to hell

This movie looked great in the previews, but not so much in the DVD player. First problem: it wasn’t the least bit scary. Second problem: they went for the gross-out instead, but that, too, was ineffective. I guess I’m not a huge horror movie fan (I have pretty specific tastes …