thursday morning | 8:19 am

I haven’t posted a morning photo in awhile. Well this morning was really quite chilly as I walked the Tuckster around the block. Once back in our also chilly house (60 degrees), I made a cup of hot apple cider with caramel and cinnamon. It warmed me right up.

there were pumpkins and carving

We had my sister's family over for our annual pumpkin carving extravaganza, wii bowling and football watching….oh, and for walking tacos. How could I forget about the tacos that walk? Becca's slimy pumpkin hands. Macy and her carved pumpkin. She's quite a wii bowler too. Becca and her pumpkin.

greg's day

After Greg got his hair cut this morning we headed over to the Munroe Falls Metropark. It's one of our favorite places to visit in the fall. We snapped quite a few pictures including the new banner at the top of my site. Below are some more pictures. It was a beautiful and crisp morning….

today's baked treat

Pecan Cake with Rum Frosting – from the latest issue of Real Simple magazine I've got a roast slowly cooking for dinner tonight. I made this cake for dessert. The cake batter on the electric mixer beater was delicious. The frosting tasted great too. Click here for the cake recipe. In my opinion, a perfect…

i voted today

var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(320,457,188791,”http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}() I proudly cast my vote for Barack Obama for President today. Ohio allows early voting. It was very easy to do. I got a little choked up as I approached the voting booth with ballot in hand. Our country is so desperately in need of a change. Senator Obama is…

psst…I have the next three days off…

That's right after working seven straight days, four of them late shifts, I'm off for a three-day weekend. What's a boy to do with all that time?  Here's my plan: Friday is Mike Day. If I want to do nothing, I'll do nothing. It's all up to me. I'm in charge of my own day….

a retreat is planned

Greg and I are getting the heck out of dodge for the Thanksgiving weekend. Now that’s something to be thankful for. More details later…