Jennifer's 365 Project

I grabbed a few boxes this afternoon, cut some holes in them, taped them together and dubbed it "ferret playground."

So far its small, as we get a few more boxes I'll make the playscape more complicated and interesting for her. That is, of course until the playground grows too large or too unmanageable, as has happen in the past.

Then I'll just have to make her a new toy.

It's the last day of the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair and the only weekend day it is open so what better way to spend Saturday than wandering the streets of Ann Arbor with family?
We met up with everyone (my father-in-law and my parents) at The Cottage Inn Pizza for lunch before heading out into the heat and sun for a few hours to look at all of the art booths.
There were lots of interesting things sprinkled throughout all of the booths. Admittedly I think Chris and I have seen several of these people recently at the Grand Haven Art Fair. Mostly it was just fun to chat with everyone and see what's been going on lately. Plus we walked through the Borders bookstore. Everything was on sale but, quite honestly, not as cheap as you'd except a company in liquidation to have things. I suppose they'll do it tiered and sell as much as they can now, then keep dropping the price as time goes on to move what isn't selling fast.

Anyway, it was a hot one with lots of sunshine. I had a good day, but I was glad to be home with a snuggling kitty and air conditioning. I dont mind lots of walking, but I am wimpy when it comes to heat and humidity.

Also, I learned the Maker Fair in Detroit is next weekend, and we're busy, so I'm kind of bummed. Not that I build anything or have much of an aptitude to do such things, but I thought it would be interesting to walk around and check it out. I know both Chris and his dad enjoy making and creating things. Maybe we can check it out next year.

Captain America opens this weekend, so after work we headed out to meet with Dan and Jeff for an evening of comic-goodness on the silver screen.

It was 90 degrees out when left for lunch today. That's pretty hot. So I decided to head over to the library and enjoy a cool break from work instead sweating over at Rosa Park Circle.

The walk over was a hot one, even walking along the buildings in the shade.

Thick clouds over downtown Grand Rapids this morning.

It's a hot one out there today, but we still managed to sneak in an evening walk.

It's really hot out here and that water looks really inviting...

I'm not a vegetarian, and I've never been big on vegetables, but the veggie burger at Brick Road Pizza is fantastic. That got me thinking that I'd probably eat more vegetables if I found a different way to prepare them. So today I attempted to make my first veggie burger.

The recipe I stumbled across online at allrecipes is for burgers created out of black beans, spices, and some veggies I wont eat (onions, peppers). So I modified its slightly, threw in some corn, and baked them. Not bad for a first try, but no deliciousness from Brick Road Pizza (though I think they use oats or rice as a base instead of beans).

I'll have to keep trying and modifying until I find something super tasty. The ultimate test will be seeing if Comfort and Adam like them (they're vegetarian).

We were out of hamburger buns, so I made them more tube-like to fit a hotdog bun.

We had a few errands to run over by the airport, which meant we hit a few different stores while out there as well. We also stopped at Noodles & Co for a quick bite to eat. It was pretty busy, as you can tell.
On our way back home we swung by the mall. I'm on the hunt for a bag that will work with the renaissance outfit I have, so I have somewhere to stuff my cell phone and wallet. No luck, but I did stumble upon a wall of dragons.

We took a stroll around the mall after work for a change of scenery (from our normal walk) and to avoid some of the heat (although the next few days are supposed to be worse).

This mall has so many reflective surfaces....

Water is pretty important. Especially on warm summer days. So I always try to bring a full water bottle to carry around at lunch, especially for those days I am hanging outside.

Someone's footsteps on Kent Trails after they took a dip in the nearby stream.