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Bettas!

Leaf — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:28:41 +0000

Meet Chara! And his frenemy, Attila! We drove all the way to Lancaster, PA to check out That Fish Place and it’s not what it was 6 or 7 years ago I tell ya. This store used to be an …

Aquariums

Leaf — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:34:15 +0000

This past weekend, we went to salvage all the old dusty fish stuff I accumulated years ago when I dabbled in fish-keeping. I picked up a 2.5 gallon bowl and tank, and a 10 gallon tank. I also grabbed 2 …

Betta News

Leaf — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:02:07 +0000

Last weekend, our neighbors got new bookcases and offered us their old one. I’d been eyeing their space saving corner hugging bookshelf for years. And it’s even better than I hoped for. In fact, it’s so space saving that we …

Channeling Patti Stanger

Leaf — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:28:17 +0000

I went to our rec room this Sunday and happened to see a neighbor there shooting pool by himself. It was one of those walk-bys where I wanted to go in the rec room only if it was empty cuz …

Super Bowl Dinner

Leaf — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:23:32 +0000

For this year’s Super Bowl Sunday, I made chicken wings using this Buttermilk Roast Chicken recipe I had tried a week or so ago. I had originally done it using drumsticks as the recipe recommended and it was very simple …

Pinzimini

Leaf — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:22:47 +0000

We’ve been trying to explore our hometown a little every weekend. Food-wise mainly. Just about every weekend, is a new find and I’m actually getting more and more impressed with the food around here. This surprising find is located in …

Gaming

Leaf — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:02:07 +0000

When the weather outside is frightful, we like to stay in and play games. The latest one we bought this week was San Juan. We played it a little in Taiwan and because this one can be a two to …

Business as usual

Leaf — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:24:39 +0000

Coming back from vacation feels so… so something. I mean I’m glad to be back in the comfort of home but it’s a bit of a jolt having to go back to sitting at my desk for hours at a …

Game Night!

Leaf — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:46:39 +0000

Saturday, we hosted another game night with the cousins. It was 7 Wonders and Catan until 4 AM this time!! Fun times. I was so fritzed out by the end of it though, I don’t think I could even see …

Non-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Dinner!

Leaf — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:40:33 +0000

We celebrated this Thanksgiving a week early at a cousin’s house this past Sunday. There was turkey, smoked and roasted, vegetables, dressing, trifle. Food galore! I went in like I usually do, in my battle gear, stretchy jeans. If I …