animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

jarhead

Hoo-rah. That’s the only movie quote I can remember and it came from this movie. But, I like it. I also liked this movie. (so did Brian. in fact, he hadn’t even planned on watching it, but got sucked in from the beginning. i knew that would happen. he’s so …

syriana

We both really liked this movie. It was quite compelling. It was a political thriller about the Middle East, oil, American oil companies, and the government. The movie had numerous storylines that I won’t get into here, but it makes me wish I would’ve bought the Highlander Hybrid rather than …

in the cut

I heard a lot of complaints about Meg Ryan’s acting in this movie, so while I thought it sounded like an interesting movie, I never watched it–until now. And, I have to say, I thought her acting was just fine. The movie was pretty good up until the last few …

alone again

Wednesday night, Jake and Brian had a pinewood derby thing going on at our church. It was for “men” only, so I spent the evening at home doing my usual stuff (cleaning, laundry, nap, etc.). They ate supper there, too, so I didn’t have to cook that night. It’s always …

superbowl

We had a little get-together for the Superbowl. We weren’t planning anything special other than maybe making some food while we watched the game. But, last week, Brian’s dad called to see what our plans were, so we invited him over to watch the game with us. We had him …