animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

scout’s honor

I don’t think I mentioned this before, but Jake quit karate a few months ago. It was time to move up to the next class and he just wasn’t interested. It seemed like a waste of time and money to force him to continue. While I’m not one to push …

how not to kill a bug

I meant to post about this a few months ago when it happened, but never got around to it. I thought about it the other day and decided that I should post it for posterity’s sake. It must’ve been a weekend or a day off work because all three of …

another biker

Brian has been trying to teach Jake how to ride his bike this spring. All of the hard work has finally paid off. This week, Jake was able to go quite a distance without any help from Dad. He still could use some practice using the brakes and turning, though. …