Pig's new toy

We put Pig in his new little roller ball and let him roll.  He had a blast, running all over the house exploring.  Ran right up to the cats, too!  Bleu was afraid of him and kept her distance, but Rocket was pretty curious.

First spring mow ...

Welcome, Pig!

Riley got a new pet this last weekend, a darling Djungarian Hamster named Pig.  He is the cutest little thing!

Bleu's outing:

Finally ...

I had made one sock about 2 years ago, and finally just started the second sock about 3 days ago and finished it - I finally have a pair of socks!  And I finally knitted something for MySelf!  :o)

Riley's:

Saw a cool bird in the back yard.

Port Gamble

Today we went to the darling little town of Port Gamble, about an hour's drive from our house.  They have the coolest seashell museum & display here, just above the general store.  

Some amazing architecture!

Spring is here!

I love spring flowers, especially tulips!  I found these sweet pink ones at Whole Foods Market and had to bring some home.  Happy Spring!

Ed opened the sliding glass door to our back patio this morning, and both cats ran right up to the screen to watch the birds in the back yard.  This is a rare moment - for them to be this close without fighting with each other.

Jody's:

When I got home from work tonight, Ed and Riley had eaten a late lunch and weren't hungry, so my honey made this wonderful dinner of fresh tuna, rosemary sourdough bread, and a beautiful salad (not pictured) just for ME.  It was wonderful!  I feel so loved!

Crab feed!

Here's what's left from our crab feed tonight - nuttin' but shells.  Ed found some king crab at Costco for an awesome price, so we chowed on it for dinner tonight.  SOOOO good dipped in melted butter with fresh garlic!  Mmmmm...

Psychedelic Colors

Riley and I hadn't done this in years, so I figured it was about time.  We used to love putting a bit of milk in a pan, adding a bit of liquid dishwashing detergent, then dropping in food coloring and making beautiful designs.  I thought this first one looked like a dragon.

Snow in March?

Pretty unusual for us to have snow in March here in the Northwest.  We woke up to about 4 inches of it this morning!  It turned to rain around 10:00, though, and was gone by the end of the day.  This tree was so pretty, covered with snow, but I didn't get outside to get this picture until half of it was melted away.  But I loved how the snow is combined with the new growth of spring on this tree.

Jody's:

Rocket, gazing out the window, watching the rain.

Riley's:

Riley's favorite breakfast that he made for himself - fried eggs with BBQ dry rub sprinkled on top.

Fun with Q-Tips!

Jody's:

Some scenes from my walk with my honey this morning:

This looked like petrified tears that the tree shed after being cut.

Jody's:

Cool cubby

I dare ya!

I came downstairs this morning and found Bleu on the dining room table with a look in her eye that said, "I DARE ya to try to get me off this table!"

Braces: Stage Two

Riley got his full set of braces on today!  He chose orange and blue bands - it looks awesome!

One happy kitty!

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!

Christmas continues ...

Jody's:

My niece Kial decided she wanted to host Christmas this year!  We had originally planned to get together on Christmas Eve as usual, but due to the amount of snow we had this year, we had to postpone it until the following Sunday.  This is my oldest brother, Dean, and his daughter, Kial, cooking up a storm in the kitchen.  Excellent meal, Kial!
This is me (left) with my nephew, Drew, and his girlfriend Darby.
Here's Riley opening up his new bathrobe, a gift from Grandma.  He needed/wanted a new one so bad, and this one is the softest in the world - he loves it!  Also in the picture is my other brother, Paul, and my SIL Jill.  An awesome Christmas!