So, here’s an update on my to do list:
Bake cookies, getting there, butter is softening
Bake dessert for Super Bowl Sunday to take to my brother’s house
Cry about my laptop (see post below) we haven’t turned it off since Neal got it to reboot, so I’m still using it. Good news, Neal is ordering a part [...]

Things I’d like to accomplish this weekend:
Bake cookies
Bake dessert for Super Bowl Sunday to take to my brother’s house
Cry about my laptop (see post below)
Pick up zillions of cat toys lying around the house
Take pictures of random crap to blog about
Vacuum
Cry about my laptop
Clean kitchen and bathrooms
Put away clothes
Run to the grocery store or Sam’s [...]

So, I’m in mourning today. My laptop has been on the fritz for about a week. Neal and I thought it could be a number of things. Until last night. When it wouldn’t boot up AGAIN. A quick Google search revealed my model of laptop starts doing this around year 2 or 3 and eventually [...]

There’s a reason for my somewhat sparse posting.
And it’s this:

That’s Fable 2. It’s a video game for XBOX 360. And I can’t stop playing it. Neal bought it on a whim for me when he bought Grand Theft Auto IV. Well, now I need an intervention. Now, I’m not what you call “a gamer,” so [...]

Hey, just a quick note to let you all know that I updated the Our Cats and Us pages. Just click on the links at the top. I added some new pics and things. Thanks for reading!

I hate bad weather.
HATE.
Rain, snow, sleet and cold put me in a very foul mood. Maybe I need to move south. I’m convinced I have seasonal mood disorder. I’m seriously in a funk the 3-4 coldest months of the year. So yeah, this morning? I wasn’t too happy. I hate driving in it, because I’m [...]

So, every time I see a fish recipe, I get sort of jived to make fish.
Cooking a fish dish makes me feel cool. Healthy. Hip.
I’m usually none of those things.
So I found a recipe for parmesan crusted tilapia. I grabbed two filets at the store and modified the recipe slightly. I mixed equal parts bread [...]

One of Neal’s favorite foods is lasagna. And for some reason, I never make it.
I think the last time I made lasagna was in college. Andi and I told our neighbor that if he didn’t smoke cigarettes for a month, we’d make him a lasagna dinner. He cheated a little, but he was nice and [...]

So, last time Neal and I watched the niece dogs, it was a total debacle. Utter, complete, cataclysmic disaster. Let me explain
It was pre-Ferris and Simone and when we still rented a house on the west side of town. We stayed at my brother’s house for a week with their two dogs, who were 40-pound [...]

Ferris is trotting around the house right now. Meowing. Loudly. For no reason. I asked him what he wanted and he just stared at me and then licked his hind leg.
I’ll give you a break from kitty pictures today and post some pictures Neal has taken recently.

A couple of weeks ago, before the snow fell, [...]

So, I mentioned the Eagles lost, right?
My cousin sent me  a text message Sunday asking how Neal was feeling after the game.
I looked up from my phone and said “Neal, Tara wants to know how you are feeling after the game.”
Blank stare.
“Honey,” I said. “Like give me an emotion or two that describe how you [...]

So, I’m pissed the Eagles lost. Blah, Blah and Argh!
So drowning my sorrows in blog writing, HAHA.
First, cooking stuff. Last night, Neal and I had tacos for dinner. Neal loves Spanish/dirty/spicy rice and normally we just buy the mix. But we didn’t have any in the pantry so I dug around and found a recipe [...]

So, I decided to start a new feature here on the blog. I’m going to call it Stopper Watch. You know about how Ferris loves to play with our upstairs bathroom sink drain stopper? I talked about it here. This new feature is Neal’s idea, because we often find this stopper all over the house, [...]

So, it was my goal not to leave my house this weekend.
It’s cold outside.
I hate the cold.
It sucks really badly.
I sort of failed, because I did run to Target with Neal, but other than that, I think I’m well on my way to staying inside the rest of the weekend. It’s awesome.
After work Friday, I [...]

Last night, Neal and I watched “The Wrestler.” We both wanted to see it for a couple of reasons. It was written and direction by Darren Aronofsky, who was also the director of “Requiem for a Dream,” one of Neal’s favorite movies. I liked Mickey Rourke, the actor that plays the lead, “Randy ‘The Ram’ [...]

Our little girl is the sweetest little kitty in the entire world. I’m sure of it. She LOVES cuddles. Every morning, as soon as she hears us stir in the wee morning hours, with a squeak she’s on the bed and on one of our chests, purring away.
It’s hard to sit down without her trying [...]

So, Neal and his dad are men of few words. They are perfectly fine sitting together in silence. That’s just the way they are. However, everyone that knows them know one thing can get them talking:
GAS PRICES.
Here is a typical conversation between Neal and his dad (might be slightly exaggerated for dramatic effect):
Bob (five minutes [...]

So, I came home and in the mail was one of my all-time favorite catalogs:

I recommend you visit www.uncommongoods.com. They have a lot of environmentally friendly things, and a lot of really cool gift stuff. I’ve never actually ordered anything from there, but their stuff is so cool! I love looking at the catalog.
I made [...]

Before I ramble on about nonsensical things as always, my friend Wendy, of Kisatrtle’s Kreative Korner, named Ferris and Simone as a blog to read. I was very flattered! She seems to visit a lot of blogs, and I thought it was nice she pointed out mine. Anyway, I do want to return the favor, [...]

So, I was eating dinner before my school board meeting tonight and because I love trashy Vh1 reality shows, I turned to the station. And I caught the end of the best show ever and I’m really disappointed I only saw the last five minutes – it’s called Tool Academy.
OK, so let me explain that [...]

Eagles beat the Giants!!!!
Eagles are heading to the NFC Championship! Bring on the Cardinals! Whoooo hooooooo!
Neal and I are happy campers.

Neal is watching the Eagles game. It will probably be over by the time anyone reads this. My stomach is in knots over the game and I’m having trouble watching, so you get a blog post! Also, Neal and I are convinced that when I watch, bad things happen to the Eagles, so I try [...]

So, my goal this weekend is to remove all the crap from the cabinets in our office, paint them, build and paint shelves, hang them and organize our shit.
Since a crapload of snow was forecast for Saturday, Neal and I went to Home Depot Friday to get the supplies we needed to build and hang [...]

So, we tease my mom a lot about her eating habits. I love her, but she eats like a freakin’ bird. She picks at her food, takes little bites and nibbles and then she’s full. It’s ridiculous. We’d make brownies and cut them into squares. I’d find a square cut in half or in quarters, [...]

So, before I post some wedding pics I altered, a couple of things about them. First of all – I love my wedding photos. Hands down, I think they are amazing. My photographer was (and still is) a photojournalist from the newspaper I used to work for. He took true journalistic photos, which doesn’t just [...]

OK, so who wants an update on my organizing? Hello? Anyone out there? I think I hear an echo.
Well, I’m going to tell you anyway. My goal has been to do at least one thing each night. See, I usually come home, make dinner, and then watch TV and surf the Internet. It’s pathetic. Neal [...]

I had SUCH a great holiday weekend, and I’m so bummed that it’s over. Oh well. Gotta go back to work so we can put food on the table (for Ferris and Simone).
As promised, I took some pictures of the cats today, mostly Simone. She’s easier to take pictures of because she’s really unfazed by [...]

Oh, I almost forgot to tell you!
Neal had to do some quick things at his office Friday, so I suggested that I go with him, and then we could have dinner in Lancaster. He suggested trying the new Iron Hill Brewery.
Now, I’ve eaten at the Iron Hill in West Chester, and I remember really liking [...]

I love lazy Saturdays. It’s 6:45 p.m. and I’m still wearing my pjs. HAHA. Awesome.
I’ve talked before about how Simone likes to jump on our backs. Her back claws are razor-sharp and it sucks. Here’s the damage she did to Neal.

Eeeeek! She draws blood!
Ferris, meanwhile, attacked a scarf of mine. He loves anything really furry, [...]

So, normally I think resolutions are stupid. The typical “lose weight and eat better” always loses steam around Feb. 21 or so. I don’t even bother.
But I know I’ve commented on this site before about how disorganized Neal and I are. We can never find anything, and our house IS NOT BIG. It’s ridiculous, and [...]

So, New Year’s was pretty freaking cool this year. Neal and I headed up to Shawn and Andi’s house.  Along the way, I get a text from Andi “Haha im reading your blog now you didnt have to bring all of that food but i can’t wait to eat it”
HAHA! Turns out it was only [...]

So, WOW! Bye ‘08, Hello ‘09! I can’t believe it. Happy New Year!
Neal and I had such a great, relaxing (for once) New Year’s, and I’ll get to that in a bit. But I’m feeling nostalgic today, so I’d like to comment on some of the highs of 2008.
Our 2nd anniversary: Neal and I entered [...]