New Year Updates

So we found out that when it's not raining in Portland- it's snowing. We came home from a weekend out of town to find the town a-flurry with snow flakes. Unfortunately there was only snow one night, but it was worth it.

Don't worry- within a couple of days it was back to grey skies and rain.

The rivers were all dangerously full all over Oregon

Update: Normie is great! We think he's adjusting well. Although we don't allow him to jump up on the bed, we do read him bedtime stories and make sure to give him lots of hugs. We have since remodeled his terrarium where we introduced him to a new friend. As you can see they are getting to know each other well.

As the new year has arrived we are trying to think of new and exciting things to cook. Since we've been living together I have been introducing Todd to all kinds of interesting Asian flavors. We decided to make and roll our own dumplings filled with pork, fresh ginger and tons of spices and sauces. He was a natural at rolling the potstickers! We hand-filled and wrapped each one and even froze some for later!

And then this happen....which pretty much ended our weekend and ruined our week.