animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

mother’s day

I guess I’m a little behind in my posts. On Sunday we had everyone over for a combination Mother’s Day/Jake’s birthday cookout. I did things right this time in that I made all of the side dishes on Saturday (deviled eggs, baked beans, and Muffuletta Salad–totally awesome, by the way). …

easter weekend

Oops. I meant to post over the weekend, but that didn’t happen, so this is going to be a quick one. Last weekend was good, but active. Jake went to a friend’s for a sleepover on Friday and then he had a friend over Saturday afternoon. For Easter, we went …

the 6th day of xmas

We finally got together with Judy this evening for our annual Christmas visit and exchange of gifts. I could be wrong, but it seems we usually don’t get together until after the new year, which gives us something to look forward to after the holidays are over. We had a …

new year

Some friends were having a party and invited us to their house for New Year’s Eve last night, so we went there for a few hours. The crowd was a bunch of metal guys and their families. Things sure are different from the first time I met that crew–it was …

the 5th day of xmas

Today was a normal Sunday with football playing on the tube all day. The Steelers still have a slim chance of making the playoffs, so that makes some of the other NFL games interesting, since the Steelers will need some help in order to make the playoffs. Brian’s parents stopped …