Jake is done with college! He didn’t go to graduation and didn’t want a party, so Brian and I took him out to dinner at Tap 814 last night to celebrate. He started working for us full-time today, but I don’t know how long that is going to last. His …
I just paid for Jake’s final semester of school. He’ll be graduating in the spring without any student debt! There were a number of factors that allowed us to do this, but it was mostly us saving for college for the past 21 years and Jake commuting to school, rather …
Jake got a new dog about two weeks ago. The short version of the story is that the mom of one of his friends was looking to rehome the dog. Anyway, her name is Tilly and she’s a Golden Retriever. She’s a pretty sweet dog and after a few questionable …
Yesterday Jake turned 20! Unlike past years where we celebrated with extended family, this one was just the three of us (obviously, due to the current state of the world). I ordered some takeout from Flair of Country for supper and made a cake. We ate and then Jake opened …
I’ve been practicing for this moment my whole life and am ready for it. Finally, an excuse to stay home! My yard is going to look so good this summer–I vow to pull every last weed. Seriously, though, this is ruining more than a few things (besides the obvious). First, …