This morning, Jakki and I discovered a newly opened restaurant place not far from the house. It’s called the Cottage Cafe found at 6902 E. Appleway. It used to be a rough old re-upholstery shop, but they did a complete remodel and turned it into a charming English-style cafe. The food was very good, and the service was quick and attentive.They serve breakfast and lunch only, and I would say the average plate runs about $9.00 a person.

It’s supposed to be viciously hot this weekend for Hoopfest, so we are trying our best to stay out of the downtown area. We might catch a movie or something later to cool off. We did a little yard work this morning while it was cool (including repairing more sprinklers), but it’s started to heat up already.

Definitely not safe for work (unless you have headphones and a low visible-angle display), but hilarious nonetheless. Phil Francis, this one’s for you bud!

The Website Is Down

Today we are mourning the loss of Lucky the Cat. He had gotten progressively more sick, and after a rough night, we decided to send him home this morning. He was a good boy and nothing will ever completely fill the hole in my heart he has left. I have put together a special album of all the pictures we’ve taken of him over the years. Please visit and hold his memory in your heart.

Lucky, I will miss you and love you always…

“No heaven will not ever Heaven be, unless my cats are there to welcome me.” —Author Unknown

Last night was the Spokane Community College graduation ceremony. Following that was the Nursing Graduate Pinning Ceremony. Here is a link to the slideshow that was shown.

NOTE: You can now watch the video in full HD resolution here. You can also download it, but bear in mind that at this resolution, the file size is around 266 MB.

Yesterday was the lovely Jakki’s birthday. Today we are having a party with a bunch of friends. I am smoking some chicken wings (it’s really hard to get them lit, har har), and we are having home made baked beans, corn on the cob, cajun style polish sausages, potato salad, and a cheeseburger shaped cake for desert. I’ll try to post some pics after the event. Speaking of pics, I also uploaded a few shots from Jakki’s trip to Arkansas over Spring Break. Happy Birthday wishes also to my uncle Tom. He is now officially “as old as the hills”.