animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

murphy in action

Yesterday, Brian’s good friend and co-worker, Steve, came over for a cookout. If anything could’ve gone wrong with the preparation, it did. First of all, the previous weekend, I looked for a small leg of lamb roast while we were grocery shopping. The store didn’t have one. I figured maybe …

cook-in

Judy came over for a cookout this evening. Well, seeing that a storm blew in minutes after she arrived, it was more of a cook-in. At any rate, it was an enjoyable evening. We don’t get to hang out any where near as much as we used to. I guess …

party time

This afternoon, Judy invited us to a party at her place. It was the first cookout of the year. We had a great time and boy am I stuffed! That’s what eating for two hours straight will get you, I guess. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to stay long because we …

chiefs game

Brian, Jacob, and I went to a Chiefs game with the Shaffer clan this afternoon. The Chiefs beat the Reading Royals 4-1, so that was good. Not enough fights in today’s game, though. There were a few minor skirmishes, but no blood was shed. It was a nice way to …

the day the talking stopped

Our good friends, the Shaffers, invited us over this evening. I guess you could call it a holiday visit. We were hanging out in the kitchen eating, drinking, and swapping stories. For the first time ever, Brian was at a loss for words–he was in the middle of telling a …