It's been awhile since my last blog post!  My laptop decided to burn out (literally!) and I don't often have time to boot up the 'ol desktop system.  Luckily, I'll be getting a new one soon!

My little Ellie girl is growing fast!  She's up to 10 lbs. already (averaging about a 1 lb. gain each week) and is just a little bundle of energy.  She has learned how to sit, lie down and shake.  She has one more booster shot to go before she's finally done for the year (I think!) and…

Yesterday was Yuki's 3rd birthday.  We didn't do much that was special (mostly because I was too busy with family responsibilities), but I did prepare a special birthday meal.  The meal changes from year to year.  The first year he had boiled hamburger and rice and he loved it.  Last year he had apple slices and cottage cheese and he gobbled it up like it was ambrosia.  This year, I decided that he deserved some red meat.  So I cooked up a beef roast (plain, so as not to…