Riding to the airport

Norwell, Jasper & Roxanne

Kitty breakfast bar at Sally and Ginny's

Good morning Chicago!

The view from the condo rented by Sally, Ginny, & Christa.

Not quite...

Wanted to be in the car by 4:30 to start the drive to Chicago... oops.

Sugar Cookie Showdown

This past weekend I baked sugar cookies using both recipes in the Cook's Illustrated-Food52 showdown. I present to you the winning cookie: Cook's Illustrated Chai-Spiced Sugar Cookies.


Soft center, crisp edges, and the spices add depth to the sugary sweetness. Cardamom -- yum!

Food leads to Energy, Energy leads to Top Performance

After a whole lot of yardwork on Saturday Steve and I found our cupboards bare. Instead of dragging ourselves to the grocery store, we pulled out an MRE (Meal Ready to Eat). This military meal in a bag consisted of penne in tomato sauce, pretzels, shake, fake kool-aid, and two tootsie rolls. Just add water for a piping hot meal in a bag!

Angel wrapped in fur

Sebsy with his halo

Miracles

Favorite line: F'n magnets -- how do they work?

Plot for Sex And The City II

Carrie leaves NY to dabble in the suburban real estate market. Will
her Manolos lead her back to Mr. Big and city life? Or, will she fall
feather hair accessory over stilettos for the dinner-in and Netflix
life?

happy belated easter!

Kindergartners own the rink for intermission...

and show off their ice sprawling skills. Too cute.

No zoom lens needed

Our first St. Louis Blues game

BeaBea in the morning

Playing Bang! @ Mat's

Michele enjoys the kitten headrest

Sweet Bea

The power of pets

Pets can do so much to lift your spirits when life has you down. They can curl up on your lap with a sweet purr. They can wag their tail in happiness when you come home. And, it seems like they can also come running toward you with a face taped to their crotch.

in a delicate broth

Sebs and Bea are livin' the life.

Flogging Molly show

Awesome show, but my sluggishnes today tells me I'm too old to go out
on a school night!

Snow lump

All that remains of our snowy friend

Snowman!

Recliner or revolver?

Four days in PA visiting family and friends and this is the only photo
I take on my iPhone. Dude, how lame is that?

First day of classes

With a fog settling over campus

Ice on the Mississippi

Freezing at The Arch

And holding the iPhone upside down ... oops!