animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

chicago

The title of this post is deceiving. A co-worker and I had to go to AJAX training this past week. The training was billed as being in Chicago, but it was actually in the Chicago suburbs in a town called Schaumburg. Nothing exciting going on there, let me tell you. …

forever odd

I started reading this book on my last business trip and made pretty good progress with it. But, life got in the way and I never finished it. I wanted to finish it up before my next trip (which, incidentally, is tomorrow), so I’ve been making an effort to read …

busy as a bee

I have to go to a training class for work next week, so I’ve been trying to get ahead on my household duties so that I’m not overwhelmed when I return. Couple that with Jake’s bedroom remodel and I’ve been quite busy the past few weeks. As I previously mentioned, …

mother’s day

We spent Mother’s Day at my parent’s house. My mom invited Brian’s parents, so that was nice that we could all get together today. My grandmother and Aunt Betty were there, too. We had actually given the moms their gifts yesterday because that is when I got mine (after Jake’s …