animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

lucky 13

Today is Jacob’s 13th birthday. While we celebrated with the whole family yesterday, today it was just the three of us. We went to Rey Azteca for dinner for the occasion. Happy Birthday, Jacob!

extravaganza

Normally our family get-togethers are fairly laid back affairs, but we had some extended family and friends at Jacob’s birthday celebration/Mother’s Day dinner this afternoon and it was a bit more rambunctious than most. Since we were hosting so many people and were not able to do the cookout thing …

silver linings playbook

This was a great movie. I just love Jennifer Lawrence. While it was billed as a comedy, it was more of a dramedy. You don’t want to go into this movie thinking it’s going to be a laugh riot, though it does have some pretty funny moments. Bradley Cooper did …

garden and stuff

The garden is in full swing. Over half of it is planted at this point. I’m just waiting for warmer weather to plant the rest. Yesterday was spent doing yard work. Brian got a truckload of mulch in the morning and we re-mulched the dog and pond areas with it …