Pittsburgh

New and Exciting Things and A Little Injury

If you’ve read my blog for more than five years, you’ll remember me talking about therapy dog training a lot. We had the smartest little cocker spaniel, Mavis, and we worked so hard on training her for therapy work. While it didn’t work out in the way I wanted it to, I never let that dream go.

Puppy training classes at Petco with cocker spaniel and AKC Star Puppy Test

Out of that experience, I learned a lot about trusting God, training dogs, and I gained a lifelong friend who is now Mavis’ owner. (more…)

A Date, Bounce House, and Mini Golf

It has been a while since I blogged about sourdough! Who remembers Lyle, my starter?! My sister texted me recently and said she wanted to learn more about sourdough baking so I passed along my favorite sourdough book to her.

Artisan Sourdough Made Simple book

Friday afternoon found us playing in a bounce house in our yard! My mom and dad decided to buy one for all the (eight!) grandkids birthday parties in the coming years and we wanted to test it out. (more…)