Webmaster here reporting from work. Deanna has informed me of a power outage in our area and will be unable to make a post until it is restored. …minutes pass… It appears to have been a squirrel. Yes, the squirrel is dead. Could be worse; could be this!

It has been wet around here. Really, really wet. Much wetter than usual for July in Seattle. This is one of the few months of the year we’re SUPPOSED to see the sun! The kids and I returned from hot and muggy Missouri and Seattle was just finishing a heat wave. It rained most of […]

Sometimes, the kids do things that are completely predictable and kid-like. Case in point: I was letting Ane color with markers – something Tad is not allowed to do just yet. So, to keep Tad from bugging her, I gave him a few alphabet magnets to play with. Vroom. Ane was right there at the […]

To everyone who took pity on a poor, struggling mother trying to get 2 children, one in a stroller, five bags (2 “carry-ons”, 3 “personal items”) and a freaking heavy and huge carseat… THANK YOU. Special thanks to Ron (who flew with us from Denver to Springfield) who helped me on and off the plane, […]