Joey in Ft. Wayne, IN

Joey arrived in Indiana safely and is already out and about having fun with Aunt Suzi. He is checking out the purses at the annual Vera Bradley sale in the Ft. Wayne, Indiana coliseum.

The Human Pillow

Tommy put this picture of Charlotte on Facebook yesterday, saving he has become a human pillow.

Charlotte Anne

Susan's second grandchild was born this morning in Pittsburgh. Charlotte Anne and Mom are doing great. Charlotte was born at 8:10am and weighs a little over 8 lbs. She is 20 inches long.

Sessions College for Professional Design

I have officially graduated from Sessions with an advanced certificate in Multimedia Arts with a Web Design concentration.  The last assignment involved creating an online portfolio containing at least one java script object.  I used java script in an image gallery.  Click here to view the portfolio.

Greek Easter

Susan tried two new Greek recipes on Easter.  Both recipes are from the April 2012 issue of the Food Network Magazine.

The main dish was Pastitsio, which Susan has made before but with different ingredients.  We both liked it but thought it was a little dry.  The next time Susan makes Pastitsio, she is going to try a combination of two different recipes.












For dessert she made Pistachio Baklava Tartlets.  These things are absolutely wonderful!  We found the shells already baked and that made this treat very simple to make.  Give these a try if you are looking for a great, easy to make dessert.  

Joey's Leaving

The dogs said their goodbye to Joey this morning. He is off to Indiana to spend time with Aunt Suzi and Uncle Clark. We all enjoyed having Joey visit Yakima and hope he has a great time seeing the sights in Indiana.

Scrapbook Event at Kachess Ridge Lodge

My friend Shellie and I took Joey and headed up Snoqualmie Pass for a weekend scrapbook retreat this last weekend. The retreat was held at Kachess Ridge Lodge. Before arriving at the retreat we stopped for lunch at Mountain High Hamburgers. This cute little restaurant is located off I-90 at Exit 70.















This is the view of the driveway up to the lodge after turning off Kachess Lake Road.
















Most of the lower level of the lodge is covered with snow.














This is the view off the deck.















Joey is carefully watching Shellie apply glue to a piece of paper. Look at the snow outside the window in the background.














Joey is looking out a second floor window since all of the first floor windows are covered with snow.














Joey jumped up on the chandelier to get a better look at the tables.















A view of the scrapbook tables. Nine of us went to the retreat which started on Friday afternoon and ended today, Sunday, March 18.














Joey holding a greeting card made by one of the girls.


















I borrowed this picture from the lodge's blog. The address is http://kachessridgelodge.blogspot.com. I would like to see it in the summertime.














We all had a great time at the retreat and everyone got a look of work completed.

Leap Day Snow

Snow was in the forecast although we received quite a bit more than expected. It is so beautiful that I just had to try and capture it.














After all we can't have Leap Day snow for at least another four years!

Keeping busy in Yakima

Joey is still having a good time in Yakima. This last week he went to a meeting at The Springs and met more of Aunt Janet's friends. Dale, Chanin and Sharen are standing; Shellie and Julie are sitting. Joey is reading the quote of the day.

In the middle of the week he went to the movies to see The Woman in Black and got a little scared. The popcorn made him feel a little better though.

Today, Aunt Janet made Valentine's Day cookies for Susan to take to work tomorrow and Joey helped. As you can see by the photos, he is a good little baker.

YUM!

Joey's Pics

Here are a few pictures of Joey from his first week in Yakima.















Trying on a necklace at Parry Jewelers.















Studying Spanish with my friends.















Having my first snowball fight.


















At Centennial Park in Yakima



Reading at the bookstore.