Cat Tales 3

Cat Tales 3

The cats had another wonderful staycation with their sitter. They’re missing her a lot, and keep asking about her, and if we’ll send her the “biscuits” they’re making. Sigh. They don’t even greet us at the door like that! We got the...
House projects update!

House projects update!

We’re always working on things to improve the house, but I haven’t been very good about updating about it here lately! Here are some brief recaps: Basement Stairs In March, Steven replaced the basement stair treads, and painted the existing risers white....
Random Thoughts Thursday 217

Random Thoughts Thursday 217

Man, I’ve felt moody this week! It started Tuesday morning when I broke the snowblower (Steven fixed it Wednesday morning) and got worse. I made a list of the insignificant things bothering me so I could see how stupid they were, but that didn’t help much....
RAGBRAI XLVII route!

RAGBRAI XLVII route!

I completely forgot to talk about the RAGBRAI XLVII route announcement from last Saturday! Oops! The course is going through the southern half of Iowa. Dad, Gina, and I typically ride the last day, Day 7, and this year it goes from Burlington to Keokuk (this...
The “versus” playlist

The “versus” playlist

Ha, I started my “Things I’m excited about in February!” post… and this is all I came up with: Seeing Styx with Rachel! A massage Continuing to workout more, eat healthy, and feel good So yeah, another quiet month ahead! I’m sure...
Random Thoughts Thursday 215

Random Thoughts Thursday 215

I finished Becoming! It was well-written and interesting. I loved reading Michelle Obama’s honest perspective on politics and living in the White House. <— that’s what I was there for – her story and a nosy inside view to her life. The...