We went to my parent’s today for the annual birthday dinner for my brother and me (my brother’s birthday is in May and mine is in June and we normally celebrate both birthdays the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend). The dinner was kind of like a Thanksgiving dinner–turkey, mashed potatoes, …
I took advantage of the beautiful weather this evening and planted some veggies and herbs. I also put my pepper plants outside to harden off. Unlike my tomato plants, I’m starting them off in the shade. So hopefully they will survive their stint in the cold frames. As it turns …
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. …
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 …
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, …