day ninety-two - 7.20.09

cold salad: that what we've been calling this. we've eaten this salad a lot lately. tomatoes, cucumber and basil with olive oil and rice vinegar.

day eighty-one - 7.09.09

wizard rock: ben and i had a great time at the wizard rock concert at the library. this is the drummer/saxophonist from the remis lupins. as my friend, becky so accurately said, he is a real dreamboat.

day seventy-three - 7.01.09

almost forgot: i managed to get a picture in before the night was over

day sixty-five - 6.23.09

out of order: oops! i posted this one out of order, sorry. skippy heard something outside and was on the chair for about five minutes looking out the window.

day sixty-nine - 6.27.09

more baking: after almost selling out on our first night, we returned to the kitchen saturday morning. colleen helped me make fudgacado.

day sixty-six - 6.24.09

nerd: for two days ben wore these glasses and meticulously combed his hair that way. he had a lot of fun and we did a short photo shoot.

day sixty-three - 6.21.09

lentil chili mole: colleen and i made dinner for the family on father's day. we were going to follow this recipe, but they didn't have any cumin in the house. we improvised and it turned out great! my step-dad paired it (wonderfully) with china bend's nouveau. yum.

day fifty-six - 6.14.09

budding musician: ben loves his little casio keyboard. he's been composing like mad lately. he makes me so proud!

day fifty - 6.08.09

he loves me, he loves me not, he loves me: ben picked these for me from his grandma's house. aren't they pretty?

day forty-seven - 6.05.09

smoothie: we came to visit you and you and ben made smoothies. ben loved it and it was so good to see you! :)

day forty-two - 5.31.09

hall tree: this used to belong to my paternal grandmother. now it's taking up more of the ever-decreasing space in my apartment. i'm like the kid that brings home strays, but for furniture. but really, it's a neat piece of furniture rich with sentimental value (if not for me, then for my dad).

day thirtty-five - 5.24.09

sunday breakfast: waffles with huckleberry syrup, yum! i love breakfast; i wish i had time to eat it more often.

day thirty - 5.19.09

small hands: infinite possibilities

day twenty-eight - 5.17.08

chocolate: the weather was so nice for ben's little party, but it was just warm enough to melt the frosting on the cupcakes. ben made a mess of himself.

day twenty-seven - 5.16.09

where it all began: my love affair with puns undoubtedly began with the sign for my parents' old business in Deer Park, WA.

day twenty-six - 5.15.09

cheap shot: how could i not take a picture of her like that?

day twenty-three - 5.12.09

tea time: flowering tea that ben gave me for mother's day, in the teapot you gave me for my birthday a couple of years ago. perfect :)

day eighteen - 5.07.09

skippy's last photo shoot: we found her a good home. she's staying the night there tonight for a trial run, but i think she'll be staying for good.

UPDATE: i have her back. that didn't last long. i warned her that skippy has separation anxiety (e.g. freaks out when i'm gone), but i guess it didn't really sink in until she started whining and didn't want to be touched. i'm glad she's back at home though.

now what?

day fourteen - 5.03.09

cat's meow: i made this for my sister in high school - about ten years ago - and she still has it!

day ten - 4.29.09

sushi: ben's first time eating sushi as a pre-teen, at ichibon, of course! (he didn't really use those chopsticks. he just played with them.)