Author: brianwalch

Miracle Kidney Kitty

A quick update on our cat, our resilient Chunk. He seemed to be on the way down and after the vet checked lab values, she said his only real hope was IV fluids. Given...

Ciao! Bella!

HELLO BEAUTIFUL! The AGN Valentines Day Delight! is what our Italian night turned out to be. As a group of Grape Nuts I must say we hit a Grand Slam at our Valentines dinner...

AGN Lite: Merlot

Whew! A month late and finally getting to the Merlot night. This was a fun evening with a mixed crowd. We did blind tastings of Merlot for under $20. A lot of casual wine...

Reprieve

A quick update… we took Chunk into the vet. His kidneys were in full on failure mode. Blood test showed values off the charts. His only hope was going to be staying in the...

Not ready

Here it is, 2am in the morning, and I have cold sweats and shakes, yet I’m fairly certain I’m not sick. Last night I noticed that Chunk, our cat, hasn’t eaten for a couple...

Family Road Trip 2009

Amanda and I have taken several vacations alone, something that we’ve enjoyed and have appreciated the alone time. However, as our kids have gotten a bit older we’ve realized we really wanted some family...

Confession!

As Brian mentioned in his earlier post New Years eve was AWESOME! Great friends, excellent wine and really good food. As Brian mentioned we all shared a thought about 2009. I have to share...

Welcome 2009

The AGN crew rang in 2009 with a somewhat muted but very enjoyable evening of great food, high end wine, and lots of laughter. Our traditional crab meal was on deck but to supplement...

Like father, like son, like grandson

Sunday morning the family goes to church. We arrive a bit early as Amanda and I are teaching one of the Sunday School classes. The kids are running around for a while, but then...

Yakima – Alaska’s Napa

Driving down I82 on our way to Zillah, I looked at my wife. “Was that you?” “Not me. Did you?” “No… there’s some funk in the air.”“I guess we’re in farm country.” Eastern Washington...