animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

the game plan

We had another family movie night last night. This time, Jacob picked the movie. The movie was so-so. It wasn’t particularly funny and it was pretty long for a supposed comedy. Jake liked it, so that’s all that matters. I think I’ll pick next month’s movie, though.

closing day

We closed on our property this morning. Things went off without a hitch. We met up with my parents after lunch so they could check out the place. They donated their old coffee maker and my brother’s old microwave for the cause. Coupled with the fridge that comes with the …

quickbooks?

I think this might be a misnomer. I spent two days porting Brian’s company’s finances to QuickBooks, so I wouldn’t call that quick. Luckily, I met with our accountant today for our taxes and she set me straight on some questions I had regarding the software. So, that’s how I …

the uninsured

Our health insurance ended with my job last week. Our new health insurance doesn’t start till next Monday, since I am taking this week off. I was hoping we wouldn’t have any health-related issues in the interim, but today Jake woke up with a red, gunky eye. I took him …

birthday dinner

Today, we headed to my parents for Brian’s annual birthday dinner. We hadn’t seen my parents in weeks, which was unusual, and they were definitely suffering from Jake withdrawal. We had a nice dinner, but were unfortunately unable to stay very long due to the puppy. Amazingly, in the 3 …