animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

the karate kid

Brian and I always vowed that if we ever had children, they would take karate. This revelation came after watching a bunch of little kids expending all of their energy while we went to watch a friend practice karate a number of years ago. With much apprehension and even a …

holy ham, batman!

I picked up my ham at Froehlich’s yesterday. It weighed in at a whopping 26 pounds! I planned on cooking it last night, but didn’t account for the size. So, I was up till after midnight carving (and eating–yum!) ham. Needless to say, I’m tired today. At least it’s Friday …

I’m a highway star

Got my car back today. Paying the bill was a little painful, but at least I have wheels again–just in time to take Jake to daycare and go into the office tomorrow. We did an experiment today and Jake stayed at home while I worked. It didn’t go too badly. …