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First Day of Summer

Friday, June 20th, 2008

We are so ready for more days that let us do this:

Hopefully, more of these days are on our way!  Minus the allergies, of course.
PS - Happy Birthday, CW Mom!  Card is in the mail (a day late, but I did remember)!



Allergies and accidents

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Aunt Lynda, your first guess was correct.
Ane walked in through the back sliding glass door after a couple of hours playing outside, absolutely splotchy, and scratching at herself.  “Mommy, my arm itches,” she whined.
I took a horrified double-take, and then had her in the bathtub so fast that she hardly knew what had happened.
Step 1 […]



The cottonwoods…

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

… they have bloomed.  Little tufts of fluff and seeds floating everywhere.  I’ve actually seen spots along the road where it looks like snow has accumulated.
Guess who is suffering the most from allergies at the moment?
A) The Webmaster
B) Me
C) Ane
D) Tad
I’ll give you a hint… someone broke out into hives yesterday in the evening.  Then […]



A family trip

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

I think that we’re pretty fortunate to live somewhere that has interesting/education/fun things for families to do. As the kids get older, I plan on taking advantage of that. And one cool thing that Seattle-area museums do is called the First Free Thursday - meaning admission to most museums are free for all […]