Hi Mom

I’m currently showing my mom how to make a blog entry.  Hi Mom!
From my mom: “Hi World!”

Favorite Things

I’m spending two days in Milwaukee with family before I head a little south for business.  It’s my last business trip in this current job, too
Yesterday I enjoyed a beautiful sunny day rummage saleing. I scored a cherry pitter for only $2!  Next summer will be filled with many cherry pies, much to Dan’s delight.
And [...]

Friday Catblogging

Here he is curled up at my parent’s house, under the lamp table in the living room.  I’m actually THERE today while Samwise is with Dan watching scary “Britta must be out of town to rent this” movies all weekend.

Two Week Notice

I excitedly accepted a new job offer today.
Just thought you might want to know

Zeros

Yesterday I picked up my ribbons from the State Fair.  Very blue and shinny.  And a check!  When I entered, I swear the booklet said first prize was $20.00.  So I was planning on a $40.00 check which would have covered the cost to make the pies plus that bottle of wine we drank after [...]

Pie Updates

Despite the lack of pictures over the past few months, pie making has continued at a usual rate. It’s just a lot of them are repeats, so I didn’t post them. But I have a stack of photos. So you’re getting them.
THE State Fair Apple Pie Blue Ribbon Winner

Pie-lettes of a forgotten [...]

What year was that?

I’m teaching confirmation class at my church (7th and 8th graders). Yesterday was a lesson on The Flood. So to go deeper into the story and connect the whole “God commits to an imperfect and screwed up humanity” to the students, I start to talk about what to do when you feel flooded/overwhelmed. [...]

Friday Catblogging

Watching us dismount from those two-wheeled contraptions we come home on.

Pet-Peeves

Automatic Flush Toliets
If I wanted to feel water on my bum 10 million times in the course of a minute, I would have just submerged it in water.

Life Goings

Samwise threw up again this morning.  Right on the bathroom rug.
That is the news from the Great Plains, folks.  Exciting!
Oh, and we were invited to a friend’s parent’s party for this Saturday.  The mom was at the State Fair the day I won, and was giving a play by play announcement to my friend as [...]