animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

putting the x in xmas

Yesterday, when I was getting the Christmas decorations out of the attic, I got out one of our nativity sets. Jake, seeing the picture on the box, said, “What are you getting that Jesus stuff out for? That doesn’t have anything to do with Christmas.” I guess we shouldn’t have …

first day of school

Ever. Jake’s first day of kindergarten was today. Brian managed to work at home so he could see him off. I was already working at home. Pappy Law also stopped by. The bus was 15 minutes late, though I was warned that the buses tend to run late the first …

dead meat skulls

This is the name of Jacob’s new band. Please note the lack of pretentiousness–they are “Dead Meat Skulls”, not “The Dead Meat Skulls”. I don’t know if they’re punk or what as I have not heard any of the music yet. But seeing that Jake’s playing guitar for the band, …