Perfect Gift for my Hubby!

Greg always needs pens. I found this lamp on line. Wow! I'm at a loss for words. Rare, I know. You just take a pen when you need one and return it when you are done. It's probably way too expensive because I couldn't find a price for it.

$3.91

What a bargain! Gas is slowly going down.

Grill Update

There have been many inquiries into my new grill. Here's the link for more info:

http://www.charbroil.com/Consumer/product_detail_m.aspx?ProductSeriesID=8

It's a Charbroil - Patio Caddie

Now, I still have to grill something, so I'm unable to give this my full recommendation. So standby for my grilling experience.

Say No!

I just saw this car parked across the street from the paper. I love this place sometimes! Sorry for the poor framing...I was driving!

Girl meets Grill

I sprung for the grill. I even put it together tonight...in about 2 hrs time..minus the 15 minutes my next door neighbor was "informing" me that the dogs were barking at 2:30am this morning. I actually don't doubt it. His bedroom is like right next to the side yard so it probably sounds like the dogs are right in his room. I did feel terrible as he commutes to Seattle every day and has been sick. He also told me about the town ordinances, etc. Yeah, yeah. I know. I am a good owner. I'll just put the doggy door up when I go to bed.

Regardless...I done good. I bought cedar planks to grill some salmon or Greg's dad's halibut from Alaska. I can't wait to use it!

Die Dandelions, Die!

I've been on a quest to fix our lawn. First order of business...remove the dandelions. These are the most terrible things ever. Our front lawn is so full of these "rosettes." I purchased a tool, gloves and got to work! I find popping these little $#@%^ out of the ground to be quite therapeutic. I don't want to use RoundUp or any pesticides because of the dogs. I have a long ways to go, but I am making progress!

Here are some interesting facts about the dandelion...

• The word Dandelion comes from the French name for the plant dents de lion. This means teeth of the lion and refers to the jagged edges of the leaf of the plant.
  
• Lawns with dandelions have more ladybugs: more ladybugs mean less aphids.
  
• Dandelions are raised for the flowers to make wine and the young leaves used as salad greens. They are also used as diuretics.

For now, I'll just keep the front yard dandelion free...I want to have ladybugs and less pests!

Wine-o

I felt like having a glass of wine for dinner...er, I mean WITH dinner :-) I have a lot of wine...too much for someone who only likes wine when dining out.

I had this bottle of Riesling chilling in the fridge. It was a wonderful choice! Columbia Winery is great. I try to only buy local. I saw a Willamette Valley Riesling at Albertson's today, but it was $24. This was only $10.

I met with a dear friend from Tennessee last night and she was telling me about her friend's ambition during the last deployment: to find the cheapest, best tasting wine possible. This might be close. I'm still a fan of the Arbor Mist, but I think I need to refine my taste just a bit.