Weekend with the Thomas Family

Over the weekend, my cousin Christi and her husband Brian visited Cleveland with their two children, Madison and Grant. We had a fun time showing them around the city. Friday we went to the Winking Lizard! On Saturday, we spent a few hours touring the Museum, followed by dinner at the Harp and cake at Mom Schrift's house. She's into these yummy, triple layer chocolate cakes from Corbo's right now. We enjoyed that! On Sunday, we had breakfast together and then they headed back to Pennsylvania.

Below are a few photos from the day at the Museum. Let me add that Juliano and I are not used to being around a 5 and 8 year old. Oh my gosh, were we tired on Saturday night. We crashed on the couch at 8:00!

Penzeys

Many of you have already tried Penzeys spices, but for those of you that haven't, you need to get online and place an order. Penzeys sells the freshest and best tasting spices. Their garlic salt is outstanding, along with their basil, oregano, garlic powder, thyme, 4S, savory leaves...I could go on and on. Check them out at Penzeys.com.

Court Date Set!

I finally received my appeal date from the City of Cleveland. I filed my appeal in January and it took until March 16 to hear back from them. I will go to court for my parking ticket "violation" on April 18. We shall see if the system works.

Very Bad Kitty

Juliano and I stepped out for a few hours this morning and returned home to find a mess in the kitchen, courtesy of Miss Muffin Skylar. Apparently, we didn't latch the cupboard and Miss Muffin climbed up onto the counter (no no #1) and got into the cupboard (no no #2). She rummaged around in the cabinet, knocking down glass jars of balsamic vinegar and olive oil. She finished off her mischief by knocking over all my spices.

As punishment she is receiving no Pounce kitty treats today.

Here are some before and after shots of the cupboard.

Another Dinner!

As a "thank you" for helping shovel us out, I made lasagna for Greg and Mike the other night. It was quite a spread of food for four people! All was consumed.

To: Renee From: ?

Look at this hot little item! I need this fan before the hot weather arrives!

Blue Dot

Someone needs to blue dot LUI5.com. I mean it hasn't changed since Valentine's Day. Wake Up.