Aaron & Rocket in Local Newspaper

A Sick Little Boy and His Dog

Chitting Potatoes

Earlier this week my seed potatoes arrived. This will be my first time growing potatoes. I bought a sampler pack so I could try a few varieties. I set them out to 'chit' which means to leave them in a bright warm spot to encourage sprouting from the eyes before you cut them up and plant. This will be too many for our small family to plant, especially after they are cut-up; I'll be sharing these with a friend.



Varieties : Yukon Gold, Yellow Finn, Red Gold, Sangre, and some purple ones from my own cupboard...

Sleepy Time

A Puppy for Christmas

Actually, it was a somewhat spontaneous decision as we have been talking about getting a dog for more than a year but had no specific plans to do so over the holidays....but you know how cute puppies are!

Introducing Rocket, who is now 17 weeks old, a Maltese/Yorkie mix (or a Yorktese in designer-puppy terms), and very very happy to be a part of our family.

Holiday Cookies

Aaron has been begging to make cookies, so on Saturday we prepped some sugar dough. I directed, but he did all the work. Today we cut, baked and decorated, although he pooped out on me after the candy canes and trees were done. But he did a great job overall!

Aaron is...

...very pleased with his performance at his school's winter assembly.