animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

mockingjay

This was the third and final installment in the Hunger Games series. I think I liked this one better than the second, but the first was still my favorite. I’m still stoked for the movie next spring. It will be interesting to see how they translate the books to film.

beetlejuice

Another blast from the past. This movie was enjoyable years later thanks to Tim Burton. While it was not full of laughs, it had enough of them to keep Jake interested. Plus the f-bomb was dropped at least once–you don’t see that every day in a PG movie.

thanksgiving 2011

Another Thanksgiving has come and gone. We hosted Thanksgiving at our house this year. My parents, brother, grandmother, and great-aunt shared the day with us. Not to brag, but I really have this holiday cooking thing down to a science. I did have some help with the food–my mom brought …

watching too much tv

There is so much good television to watch, but not so much on network tv, unfortunately. Showtime keeps me busy with Dexter, Weeds, and Californication. HBO has True Blood. We don’t have either channel, so thank goodness for Netflix. We just finished watching season 4 of Californication last night. The …

catching fire

This was the second book in the Hunger Games series. Again, very good. I just found out recently that they are making a Hunger Games movie–it’ll be out next spring. Jake and I can’t wait! Next up, the third and last book in the series. Unfortunately, Jake is only half …