animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

birthdayx4

I don’t know how Brian lucks out. We just had his 4th birthday celebration this evening. He wanted the two of us to make spinach lasagna (complete with homemade noodles) for supper, so that’s what we did. His first celebration was dinner at my parents’ last month; the second was …

the collector

This was another good story recommended to me by Brian. I read most of it while we were away the other weekend. The plot was about a man who becomes obsessed with a woman and subsequently kidnaps her. The first part of the book was from the man’s point of …

the maze runner

Is it just me or is there a glut of dystopian teenage fare going around these days? This was probably my second favorite next to The Hunger Games. It had a lot of action and a unique plot, though I think I missed a couple of important plot elements while …

parenthood

This series finally wrapped up last week. I was ready for it to go. For the most part, I enjoyed watching it, but there were some moments… Brian’s favorite thing about the show was that it gave him a reason to complain (he wasn’t a fan). The funny thing is …