Game Review: Twilight Imperium

Third edition, with the Shattered Empire expansion set. Quick Stats: Ranked # 27 3-6 players (3-8 with expansion) Age 12 and up 240 minutes play time Rated 7.81 out of 10 stars (8.62 with expansion) Learning curve: Intense. This is not a game you can pick up by...

2005 Las Vegas

I thought I would carry on the theme of long-ago trips since there are more photos to spare. In 2005, we went to Vegas for Boy’s sister’s 21st birthday. It was another weekend expedition. The family met up with my mother-in-law’s good friend Denise...

2004 Puerto Rico

More photos that I thought lost:) In 2004, we went with our friend Jesse to San Juan for Halloween weekend (how posh does that sound?). His parents had a time share so it was a pretty cheap holiday. We walked around San Juan each evening, and planned one big tour a...

2006 Yellowstone Roadtrip

In 2006, I decided I would like to go on a field school for anthropology sometime. The idea was scary – to be somewhere completely foreign in both language and culture, without anyone you know and for an entire month. So I decided to see what being away for a...

kitchen remodel progress

Our kitchen has come along quite a ways! We made the final decisions and ordered the cabinets. They are due the first week of March. Here is the progress in photos: Old linen closet, that wasn’t deep enough for a folded towel and only irked me day after day:...

the crafties has a new look!

Guys, I redesigned my whole site! If you are reading through an RSS feed, I implore you to pop over and tell me what you think. I may not love it 100% but I am 100% proud of it, and really, what’s more important? I put this look together using GIMP. It is a free...