animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

graduation party

As suspected, the graduation party prep had us so busy that we didn’t make it downtown for Thunder. Neither one of us was fired up for it this year, for whatever reason. I’m sure we will get back on track next year. In related news, someone stopped to look at …

no thunder?

This might be the first year we don’t do Thunder. Between work, the weather, and Jake’s graduation party, it’s going to be tough to squeeze in any activities. Also, I’ve decided to put my bike up for sale. No bites yet, but I haven’t put it on craigslist yet, either–currently …

you’ve been warned

This was a novel by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. I still don’t understand this co-author thing as it relates to Patterson, but I can say that this particular novel was not one of the better ones. Part of my problem with it was that it had a supernatural tinge …

the graduate

Another chapter came to a close on Friday when Jacob graduated from high school. He will be attending UPJ in the fall and living at home, so we still get him for a little longer. After the graduation ceremony, we had a little get together at the house with his …

48

So, my birthday was yesterday. As is customary, I had the day off. I didn’t do anything particularly interesting–mostly errands–but I did manage a nap and some knitting. The best surprise was running into Jake at Giant Eagle, where he was buying me flowers for my birthday–such a sweetie! The …