Cobb Salad

My good friend Tami came over for dinner last night, and she said I should put a picture of what I made her on my blog.  :)  So here you go -

I used the Cook's Illustrated recipe, which was great!  If you want it, message me.

MS Follow-Up

Chris and I headed up to the Cleveland Clinic today for my bi-annual follow up appointment.  This visit was a little different than the last as it included MRI testing.  The best way to determine the progression of MS and the efficacy of disease modifying drugs is to compare MRI's over time and look for changes.  I will have MRI's yearly forever.  This doesn't make me particularly happy, though honestly it could be worse!

So, the fantastic news is that my MRI showed absolutely no change in over a year.  Which means that the disease is stable and that the medication and the prayer is working!  I am very thankful!!!

The Best Kind of Vegetable

I've constructed the perfect definition for "the best kind of vegetable."  Ready?  The best kind of vegetable is the one your kids won't even let you take into the house because they want to eat them as soon as they are picked.  In this case, and right now at my house, the best kind of vegetable is sugar snap peas.  I have to agree, they are delicious.

A fun visit

It's been a long time since we were brave enough to make a drive over 3.5 hours (the distance to the farthest Grandparent's house).  Isaac turned 1 on that last long trip, which was in 2010!  Chris' sister Katie and her family moved to Chicago a year ago, so we decided it was time to visit.  It's about 6 hours (or 375 miles, for those of you who live in parts of the world where distance is not measured by time!  ha!), which really wasn't too bad with the aide of a ridiculous number of silly car games, story telling, artistic endeavors, and finally, when we couldn't take it any longer, Kindles all around.  Daniel was an absolute champ.  He's generally easy going, and for as young as he is, he did really well!

While in Chicago, we took the Metra downtown and visited the Field Museum, which has been on Eli's bucket list for a while now, and saw their fantastic dinosaur exhibit. We also visited a great garden called Morton Arboretum, which I probably could have easy wandered off into and not come out for days.

We had a fantastic time visiting with family.  It's so fun to watch little cousins playing together and becoming friends.  My kids are already asking about the next trip to see Ellie and Jack!

Buddies.  Most of the time.

This little peanut still fits snugly in the Ergo!

The gang minus Daniel. 

LOVING the arboretum!

Tulips

This tulip wins my "favorite flower this year so far" award.  :)

Today I am working on expanding our front flower beds.  My neighbor has been recommending I do it for a few years, and the neighbor on the other side's lawn service guy just did hers, so I guess now is the time.  I'm really excited to dig up hundreds of pounds of clay and rock.  ;)  Updates to come!  If anybody near me wants to donate any perennials, I'd be glad to adopt them!