Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
celebrations, jake

busy times

The weekend was kind of busy, with things going on each day. Friday night, Jake played at his school’s Coffee House event, which is like a real coffee house, where performers play music or do poetry. Jake and his friend Kat played a song (Jake was on guitar and Kat, on vocals). They did a great job!

Saturday was the Westmont prom. While Jake is just a sophomore, one of his upperclassmen friends, Megan, invited him to go. We went to her house to get a couple of photos in the afternoon, but that was all of our input that was needed for the event.

Today, we ran to the Pittsburgh area to celebrate my Great Aunt Betty’s 89th birthday. She moved to a home there recently, as that is where her daughter lives. Some other relatives that we never get to see were there, too, so it was good to see them again.

jake

sixteen

Jacob turned 16 today! I’m taking the afternoon off to take him to the DMV for his driver’s permit. He is very excited about the prospect of driving.

It is hard to believe that he’s 16 already. Time flies. Happy Birthday, Jake!

home improvements, small business ownership

water & sewer

Yesterday, our hot water heater stopped working. The pilot light went out and would not stay on when relit. Brian called the plumber to take a look and it was fixed in short order (and the bill wasn’t excessive).

We had the sewer work done at the office a few weeks ago and were waiting on someone to come and do the concrete work. That day finally arrived yesterday. I guess that means I have to pay the bill now (as you can imagine, this one is on the excessive end).

books

the hunter from the woods

This book was written by Robert McCammon, who is one of my favorite authors. It was pretty good and had an interesting premise: it was about a werewolf who was undercover for the British military. Apparently there’s another book about this same character, The Wolf’s Hour. Surely I must have read it in the past, but I really can’t remember. So, I should probably check it out, too.

My rating: 3.5/5

celebrations

celebration

We had our (almost) annual Mother’s Day/Jacob’s birthday party yesterday. I even tried to schedule it on a different day (Jake’s actual birthday), but a school event came up so we had to reschedule and this was the only day that worked for everyone. The usual suspects were present. I made a ton of food and prepped most of it on Saturday, so it was easy sailing yesterday. It’s barely even a challenge to cook for a dozen plus people anymore. I think I need to up my game.