Why is it that when you're trying to lose a few pounds, you want all the sweets in the world?
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
January 30, 2011
Every year at Christmas Donald hangs icicle lights on our deck. We always leave them up for a while afterward, just because it's nice. He had full intentions of taking them down today, but was too busy cleaning up the yard. I didn't think about it and went to put some food out for the squirrels, and when I turned around I couldn't help but smile.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
January 29, 2011
Today was yard fire day! Living so close to the woods means we get a lot of debris that falls from trees during storms. Donald and I spent a few hours picking up sticks and fallen trees, breaking them into small pieces and throwing them in the fire. Sounds like work, but it's really fun!
Friday, January 28, 2011
January 28, 2011
After all those pictures of Blackus, it's time to focus on Thug. He's an only child again, at least for the weekend.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
January 27, 2011
I promise this will be the last picture of Blackus until at least Monday. But I couldn't resist her "Gypsy Rose Lee" pose.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
January 26, 2011
You'll probably get tired of Thug and Blackus pictures, but this was so funny I had to take advantage of it. Blackus likes to "herd" Thug, and in this case it was against the kitchen cabinets. Poor Thug.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
January 25, 2011
Yesterday you met our new roommate, Blackus. Today you can see the path of destruction.
Monday, January 24, 2011
January 24, 2011
Meet Blackus, our new roommate. Her owner, Charlie, just got his first job out of college and is living with us since he's working in Raleigh. Thug is still trying to figure out if he should be the alpha dog or just hide behind me. So far he's holding his own.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
January 22. 2011
My cousin Stephen is in Wilmington this weekend. We took the opportunity for a mini family reunion and had dinner at Hiro Japanese Steakhouse. Here you can see Charlie, Stephen and Chad.
Friday, January 21, 2011
January 21, 2011
I'm still trying to get a decent shot of the moon. This is what the moon looked like from my back deck before work this morning. So I guess it can be called "Moon Set".
Thursday, January 20, 2011
January 20, 2011
Now I've seen everything. I stopped at Pet Smart on the way home and noticed that Martha Stewart now has a pet line.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
January 19, 2011
I baked more bread tonight. You're supposed to cut slashes in the top of the dough before you bake it. Clearly I forgot this step. However, it looks like the bread took care of the slashes on its own. While the bread still tasted good, it was a little dough-y. I guarantee you I'll never forget to put the slashes again.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
January 18, 2011
Donald and I had a meeting in downtown Raleigh tonight. On the way home, we noticed the moon was just about full. I took this out the car window while we were stopped at a stop light.
Monday, January 17, 2011
January 17, 2011
My sister Nancy was able to spend some time with our aunt and uncle this weekend. She introduced them to Skype, and we had a wonderful time. It has been so long since I've seen Uncle Larry and Aunt Sally that they have never met Donald in person.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
January 16, 2011
Donald and I had to run some errands today. One of the things he loves to do is figure out the back way to get places. Usually he's right on the money, but today we took a wrong turn. It turned out to be a good mistake, because here's what we saw at a construction site.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
January 15, 2011
We have a guest photographer today. Donald was kind enough to help me come up with an idea today. Here's a typical evening in our house.
Friday, January 14, 2011
January 14, 2011
Sunset on the way home. The picture really doesn't do it justice It got a lot better a little later in the day, but it wasn't convenient to stop and take a picture.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
January 13, 2011
Not a single picture I took today was good. So, you get a really close up shot of what my day looks like when I get home, Thug on my lap.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
January 12, 2011
Tonight's supper, beans and rice. This is one of those meals that was born out of trying to find a balance between my mostly vegetarian, occasionally eats chicken and turkey ways, and Donald's meat eating ways. Super simple meal with onions, garlic, turkey kielbasa, red beans and rice. As plain and simple as it is, it has become one of our favorites, and one that the girls request when they come home.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
January 11, 2011
We had a slight ice storm yesterday, and school was canceled today. Because I'd been in the house all day, I decided to accompany Donald and Thug on the nightly walk. Thug thinks this is the best part of the day.
Monday, January 10, 2011
January 10, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
January 9, 2011
For just about the last 2 years, Donald and I have been making regular trips to Wilmington to take care of his parents. During that time, we've found quite a few restaurants that we like and we try to eat at them at least once during our visits. This is our favorite spot for Sunday lunch in the winter. They have pretty awesome fish tacos!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
January 8, 2011
Pine cones. I never really thought much about them, other than they hurt like the dickens when you step on them in barefeet. But when Dottie played LaCrosse in high school we were at one of her tournaments and I was talking with another player's mother. She was from somewhere up north where they don't have pine trees. (I apologize, but I can't remember the exact location.) She talked about how different things are in the south, one of them being pine trees. She said when she moved here she thought pine cones were beautiful, like wooden flowers. She said she would go outdoors and gather them up and make arrangements to decorate her home. I love it when things are put into a different perspective for me.
Friday, January 7, 2011
January 7, 2011
I hardly ever take time to read anymore. You see, I have this problem that when I read, I become completely and totally absorbed in the book. It's almost as if once I start a book I have to finish it in one sitting. I've been known to read all night so I can read a book from beginning to end. The last time I spent time reading, I realized I would get mad when my family would interrupt me for some random question like, "What are we having for dinner?" All of these things are reasons I gave it up. But, recently I heard an NPR segment about a series of childrens' books that so intrigued me I went and bought the first book. The series is The 39 Clues. What's unique about these books is they are mysteries and have an online component. So you read the books, then you go online and play the games to help solve the mystery. Right up my alley! As you can see from the photo, Thug the pug is helping me read.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
January 6, 2011
I've been attending a meeting this week at the public library in Cameron Village. In addition to some really interesting people, you also see some interesting art. I like this knight made of old street signs.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
January 5, 2011
Our district recently ordered some SMART tables for our ESL students. The tables were delivered on Monday, and these students are experimenting with it for the first time. They felt a little shy about me taking pictures of them, but once they got started, they didn't even know I was in the room.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
January 4, 2011
This morning I knew I needed to make a couple of stops before going to work, so I left the house a little early. My reward was this beautiful sunrise.
Monday, January 3, 2011
January 3, 2011
It was back to work today after a 2 1/2 week vacation. While I was glad to get back to a regular routine, at some point during the day I realized I hadn't worn real shoes for more than a few hours since my last day at work. All day long I wished for my bedroom shoes, and that was the first thing I did when I got home.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
January 2, 2011
Back in the spring I won a gardening basket at an auction. It contained quite an assortment of plants, including parsley. I planted the parsley behind the house, without any hopes of it surviving. You can imagine my surprise when I noticed not only did it survive a blistering summer, it also survived the recent snowstorm.
January 1, 2011
Those of you that know me know that I have a love affair with bread. Not just any bread, but really good artisan bread. This could be the reason I can't seem to drop any more weight. For Christmas this year, Liz gave me a book entitled "Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day" and I have been anxious to try it out. Yesterday was the perfect day to try my hand at bread making. The technique is a bit unusual in that you make the dough, and then store it in the refrigerator and pull off a chunk each day. The dough can last up to 14 days in the fridge. Anyway, here you can see the first loaf, which is whole wheat. For the record, it is delicious! Even Donald, who does not like whole wheat products, thought it was awesome.
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