With Cinco de Mayo coming up this weekend, it was time to make my Margarita Cake again. And once again, it was a huge hit with my family and coworkers. Here’s a link to my previous post about the cake. This year, I managed to find an orange cake mix (very popular this time of …
Random Banana
Becca’s sophomore year is heading towards the conclusion, so of course, she’s been working diligently in class while prepping for finals. And playing “Draw Something.” So when she sent me a very colorful expression of how she felt her time could be better spent (the word “bored” figured into it) I responded with a photo …
Christmas Fireplace
Cool evenings, perfect for the holiday season…
Christmas Tree Shopping
This is another of my favorite Dennis the Menace Christmas panels. Seeing it today, I’m struck by how it captures a typical moment I would have had with my daughters when they were younger. I guess I really did learn my parenting skills from Rob Petrie and Henry Mitchell. Click here to see several frames …
The 3six5chicago
Last week, I took part in a blogging project called the3six5chicago. The concept is to provide a view into a Chicagoans’ life each day of the year, told by 365 different people in 365 words or less. Here’s a link to my entry.
Iggy
Here’s a newborn robin who’s calling our Rose of Sharon bush home right now. Lisa named him “Iggy,” and since this photo was taken last week he’s almost tripled in size and looks a lot less like an alien.