Alice turned the big 1-4 yesterday. In reality, we don’t know when her actual birthday is, but that’s the day we adopted her from the Humane Society of Somerset County, so that’s the date we use. Yesterday also marked her 8th anniversary of being our dog. We never would have thought that when we adopted an approximately six year old dog that we would have been lucky enough to have her for eight years. But, we are lucky, indeed.
birthday
I had my birthday off on Thursday. I did manage to squeeze in a couple of fun things in between housework and errands. Namely, letterpress and knitting. I received letterpress stuff for Christmas but hadn’t really had a chance to use it yet. I ordered some plates for it earlier in the week and made some “thank you” cards on Thursday. They came out pretty well–I was pleased with my efforts. I also took some time to knit and wrapped up a coaster set for Everyone Drinks. Brian grilled up some dinner and, among other things, I received a new chiminea that replaced my busted up one (and we gave it a work out last night).
the graduate
Last night, we went to our niece Erika’s high school graduation. Boy, did those 18 years go fast! I’m sure she will be a great success!
It’s hard to believe, but we will have another graduation in four short years.
work and play
We spent most of the weekend getting the yard into shape. There are still some things to do out there (there always are), but at least it’s passable at this point. We also managed to have some fun by going to the PolkaFest yesterday afternoon to catch Alex Meixner, who was completely awesome. He does polka versions of rock songs as part of his show. I hope they are able to bring him back next year.
nebraska
This movie was ok, but it was rather boring. It told the story of a man who took his aging father on a trip to claim his (the father’s) “winnings” from a Publisher’s Clearing House-type sweepstakes. I guess when you put it that way, it shouldn’t be surprising that it was boring. There were a few good scenes in it, but that’s about it.
My rating: 2.5/5