animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

ki ki ki kia

As you might have gleaned from one of my posts yesterday, our wrecked Hyundai Elantra was designated as “totaled”. We got word of this on Thursday and were required to return the rental car on Friday. Unfortunately, we haven’t received the money for the car yet–we just got the paperwork …

ding

I left the office yesterday to pick Jake up after he got home from school. When I exited the alley behind our office, I cut the wheel too sharply and scraped the rear fender against a telephone pole. Ugh. I pulled over to survey the damage and wasn’t too happy …

sinister

It’s been a while since we watched a movie. I cut back on my viewing over the summer (plus I was catching up on a few TV series on DVD) so hence the lack of movie reviews. I like to watch horror movies every October just to get into the …

marathon man

On what was probably one of the hottest October days ever, Brian ran in the Johnstown Marathon on Sunday. He spent the summer training for this event. And, while it took him a little longer to complete than he might have liked, he did manage to finish. Things were looking …

sandyvale wine festival

We went to the Sandyvale Wine Festival with our parents this afternoon. This was the first one and, by all accounts, it was a success. I could not believe the number of people in attendance–particularly since the Windber Octoberfest was also going on today. It looked like it was going …