Has anybody else noticed that while we had NO snow for Christmas, we have snow for EASTER!?!?!? WTF ( Read more... )

Baby craze has not dissipated, and I'm on tenterhooks about Ross's PhD qualifier today. Everybody send some good vibes Ross's way.

I forgot to mention that last Sunday was Ross and my first anniversary! Yay! There were flowers and well-wishes and a romantic dinner, though my mom forgot and then felt HORRIBLE about forgetting ( Read more... )

I am the cookie ruler!

Rum balls: check
Peach brandy balls: check
Sugar cookies (decorated): check
Gingerbread cookies: check

Still to come: Jam thumbprints

Jam thumbprints: check!!

( The Ball is dead! Long live the Ball! )

The more snowflakes people make, the more they donate to the salvation army, plus the platform/result is easy to use and really neat. I'd play with it even if it didn't give money to charity!

http://www.popularfront.com/snowdays/

It is a remarkably good feeling to know that I went out and told my government what I want from them. To know that I can choose the candidate that's best for me, and not have to tell anybody about it if I don't want to. To know that promising my brother what I will do in the voting booth has no bearing on what I WILL do in the voting booth. To ( Read more... )

Now that we have our dog, we need to start taking care of things like her health. We are currently requesting recommendations for a vet. We would like the vet to be in Cleveland Height - mostly because we will be more likely to take her to the vet when she needs to go if it is convenient for us to do so. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Ok, it's pretty much official. We won the shelter dog lottery. She walks on a leash, takes treats nicely, is content to lay at our feet, listens to no (not just at the time, but after we've said it), is housebroken (no accidents or even near misses in 18 hours), doesn't get into things, and is quite possibly the most gorgeous dog in existence ( ( Read more... )

There's something slightly magical about the first snow of the season. Even if it is really cold and too early. :)