Bits and Pieces

And for the random little things that didn’t get a title …

We have a new cat.  No, not really.  But we do have a new cat that randomly visited our back deck.  We already have “Harriet” that comes to visit – super friendly, rolls on her back to be petted cat.  Now, we have “Mac” – a bit less comfortable with people, but willing to approach and be petted given time.  This is what we call “having pets” for now.

I turned 40.  Yep.  I didn’t even give myself a blog title for that one.  It really wasn’t a big deal.  One more year in the books.  I did manage to have some fun things to celebrate – dinner with Jeremy at Basil, dinner with the girls and Gloria at Dutch Kitchen, and dinner with mom, dad, and Jeremy at The Crush House.  Does this tell you anything?  Such as.. I like to eat out.  I also brought some brownies to share with my students and apple bars for my co-workers.  It was a good day/month.  Let’s hope it is a good decade as well!  And Jeremy bought me lilacs (and a new water softener…)