animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

spectacle

For someone who doesn’t like to be the center of attention, sometimes I have to question myself. Brian, Lizzy and I took a motorcycle ride to Ligonier yesterday afternoon. This was Lizzy’s 2nd major ride and she was the perfect passenger. Since it was an absolutely beautiful day, people were …

machete kills

We watched this movie Saturday night. Well, some of us managed to stay awake through the whole thing and some of us were too tired from spending the day in the sun (riding motorcycles and shooting guns with my family). These Machete movies are kind of ridiculous, but I find …

playing for pizza

I’ve been slacking on reading lately (partly because we’ve been watching a lot of tv in the evenings and partly because of my knitting addiction), so I resolved to read a book a month this year. I believe I’m on track with this goal, but decided to read the shortest …

braces off!

Jake finally got his braces off (on Friday). His appointment was first thing in the morning and I scheduled a dental appointment for the two of us for late morning. He had the braces on for almost 2.5 years. That is a long time. He has to wear a retainer …

skinny cat

The mystery might be solved. The other morning, I was getting ready for work and Brian walked out of the bedroom with the cat, who had just jumped into the bed. I went to the kitchen and the gate was still locked. Brian put the cat on the other side …