animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

irony

Yesterday, my washer was fixed, so I had some catching up to do. The last load I washed must have made the washer wobble a bit and the nearly full container of liquid detergent that was sitting on top of the washer fell to the floor and the cap broke …

court of honor

Jake’s Eagle Scout Court of Honor was yesterday. The event was really nice and we had a good turnout. Finally, all those years of hard work have paid off! He didn’t seem too thrilled at the time, but he’s glad that he did it now. My mom and I made …

washer woes

As previously documented, my new (as of January) washing machine was throwing error codes in February. I had a repairman look at it but the diagnostics ran fine, so he didn’t do anything to fix the problem. Last week, after working for about a month, it started throwing the same …

spring?

Today is the first day of spring. I also saw the first robin of the year this morning. Despite this seemingly good news, we got a few inches of snow dumped on us today, with more to come tonight and tomorrow. Will gardening season ever begin?

cookies, cookies, cookies

I’ve spent the last two weekends gearing up for Jacob’s upcoming Eagle Scout ceremony. I’ve made dozens of cookies (chocolate chip, no bake, and peanut butter) at home. Jake even helped me out with some of them. Then, last Saturday, I went to my Mom’s and we knocked out five …