Sushi!

We thought it would be fun to make California Rolls for dinner, so I went to this awesome Japanese store in Westlake Mall in Seattle and found the bamboo rolling mats, then we bought some fresh veggies and Dungeness crab and had quite the feast!

Jody's:

Oh look!  Costco sells cats!

Cold Bleu

Poor Bleu - I let her out onto the deck, then went downstairs and forgot about her.  About half an hour later when I came back upstairs, she had the most urgent look about her, as if she had been left out for 2 days!

Here Comes the Sun

This sunrise was so gorgeous I got out from under my warm, down comforter to get a shot of it! Beautiful morning, but very cold!  Ed and I went for a walk and it was 33 degrees!  The roads were covered in black ice, so we had to walk on the shoulder to keep from slipping.

The Babes!

Every other month for the past 15 or so years, I've been getting together with these gals!  We dine on wonderful food, play games, laugh, share our life stories, and support each other through life.  They are awesome women I feel blessed to have in my life.  From left:  Mary, Cathy (standing), Patty, Diane (in front) Carla and Stephanie.  

And here they are giving their best "facelift" look!  

Happy New Year!

Jody's:

Happy 2009!  To commemorate the calendar having come full circle, I decided to bake some circular goodies!  Plus, we had a bunch of cream cheese that needed to be used up!

I love the boiling process!

Fresh & hot!