Last Weekend...

Late update as I've been pretty busy lately, but we wanted to mention the fun we had last weekend. We stayed with friends Mike and Laura, and their three adorable kids Saturday night. Saturday afternoon, Mike, another friend, Bill and I went to a local wine festival and had lots of good wines (patience Xabu and Piglet, I'll send you a list of the wines I tried). In the evening, Mike, Laura, Bill, Amy and I played board games till the wee hours. Sunday, we hiked in a nearby nature preserve and did a little caching before heading home. All in all, it was a very fun weekend. Thanks, Mike and Laura, for hosting us and letting us play with your kids.

YAY!!!

Thanks to Janel, my cast iron no longer sticks! I'd all but given up on getting my potato flip to not stick, but now there is renewed hope. This Bald Man is one happy, happy boy!

Piglet Update

I mentioned yesterday that Piglet would be having surgery today. I just talked with Xabu, and things have gone as well as possible. In his words, her hand looks like a lobster claw, and she's sleeping from the effects of popping Magic Tic Tacs. But, that's all to the good.

Weekend Trip

Amy and I got back from a weekend trip to northeast OH, and a fun trip it was. We had dinner with Amy's family while her mom and aunt were out of town, took food to Piglet and Xabu and quaffed copious quantities of wine, and enjoyed an all-too-sort catch-up lunch with long time friends Jay and Jo and their adorable girls. Think happy thoughts for Piglet, who is having surgery on her hand tomorrow...

Will the Real I-670 Please Stand Up?

Navigation through any city of largish size can be confusing. Nearby Columbus, OH is no exception. Take I-670 for instance, which runs from the I-270 loop just south of Westerville on the east, crosses I-71 just north of downtown, and ends on I-70 west. It's a pretty slick little cut through for us when we need to get to I-70 going because we don't have to either a) go all the way around the loop, or b) go directly through downtown on I-70. However, if you want to exit on the north side of downtown, well, you'd better know what you're doing. The image to the left over there (click to enlarge) is where I-670 crosses I-71. You'll notice that I-670 exists in two places. If you are coming across I-670 from the east, or picking it up from I-71 southbound, you get one set of exits, but if you happen to pick it up from I-71 northbound, you'll miss them. Likewise, depending on where you try to pick up I-670 eastbound, you'll get either the north leg or the south one, which is waaaay confusing. I'd love to know who thought that was a good idea...

Changes, Changes, Changes

So, we updated to the new Blogger, but never got around to trying any of its features. So, tonight we updated the template. Oh, and I added my DailyLit list, since my friend, Darrin, showed me it was possible. I think Amelia's going to do the same. Maybe :)

In like a Lion...