animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

the graduate

Another chapter came to a close on Friday when Jacob graduated from high school. He will be attending UPJ in the fall and living at home, so we still get him for a little longer. After the graduation ceremony, we had a little get together at the house with his …

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So, my birthday was yesterday. As is customary, I had the day off. I didn’t do anything particularly interesting–mostly errands–but I did manage a nap and some knitting. The best surprise was running into Jake at Giant Eagle, where he was buying me flowers for my birthday–such a sweetie! The …

boo-boo

Esme got a little cut on one of her foot pads and had been limping for a few days, so Brian took her to see the vet yesterday afternoon. The cut was slightly infected so she was put on a course of antibiotics and was also given some pain medication. …

angel time

This book was written by Anne Rice. It was about a contract killer that turned into a helper to guardian angels. Uh huh. I think she should stick to vampire stories. My rating: 2/5

sold!

We sold our rental house as of Monday. Finally. I had a love/hate relationship with that place. It was nice to have the income (though once you figure in taxes, upkeep, insurance, etc., it didn’t amount to that much), but I always hated dealing with potential renters. And, it seemed …