Day 134

Patrick left a box of cereal on a particularly ant-prone countertop this morning when he was in a hurry. Here's what I came home to this afternoon:


See all the black dots on top? I busted out the spray cleaner on the box and immobilized the enemy. Muahahaha!

Day 133

I got to hang out with my friend Ann and her daughter today. This picture is from our lunch at Panera. (Yum!) Ann was my first officemate in grad school, so we have been through a lot together - teaching, taking classes, and various life events. We can't always get together as much as we'd like, so it was great to find time today to catch up! :)

Day 132

Now that the bulk of my Spring semester is over, I've slowly started "spring cleaning" - which I do every May because my house has accumulated so much YUCK over the academic year. Today's project: cleaning out the refrigerator, including washing all the shelves and drawers.

Day 131

First, a picture of our "tornado damage" from last night. We were so blessed to have essentially nothing happen to our house! There were just a couple of pieces of siding down:


Also, this morning I made brownies for my students' review session today. They tasted good, but I only had 7 students show up, so I ended up taking the leftovers to the National Weather Center so Patrick could share them with all of his weather friends. :) (Hey - if I had brought them back to the house, I'd still be eating them!)

Day 130

I made it to the gym this morning over to discover that my iPod was dead. :( So, it spent most of the rest of the day attached to the mothership.

On a side note, the weather is not looking good in our area and beyond - everyone please be aware of the weather tonight and stay safe!

Day 129

The culinary streak continues... blueberry muffins this morning!

Day 128

I've been on such a baking kick the last few weeks! Today's feature is a chocolate chip pound cake. Problem is, I can't eat this whole cake!!! Anyone in the area want some?