Matt has been on a gymnastic/martial arts kick lately… well, he wants to learn that stuff and wants our kids to learn it, too. So, as we research options for engaging our family in lessons of some sort, he’s…
Our life these days is one of the unexpected, at least in terms of weather. Unlike in Florida, where it was pretty much sunny unless it was rainy, in which case it would be sunny again soon, this…
It’s been beautiful to be in the cool, colorful, crisp season of fall again, after years of missing it while in Florida. Oh, we did miss fall desperately. I have to say, though, that fall has been frustrating for me…
Oh, Halloween, thank you for bringing my children such fun, creativity and excitement. We will see you next year, armed again with decorations and ideas (indeed they are already planning next year’s costumes). Thank goodness this craziness only comes once…
Again, you wanted to see something gross when you came here to see pretty pictures, right? Welcome to my world! I am sorry to startle you, but my reality is that I am mother to an imaginative, creative,…
We enjoyed a little local fall festival recently where we got to see Matt play jazz and locals play bluegrass, where the kids got free ice cream, face painting, and balloon animals, and where we had all kinds of…
Just to see what it was like, we jumped in the car and went to Whidbey Island one day. Riding the ferry over from Port Townsend was pretty neat, both on the way there with the views of…
We finally climbed to the top of a mountain, and did get the epic view I’ve been wanting… kind of. Through the trees it was there, and for that I am grateful. To get the 360 degree panorama…
Oh, that wonderful, beautiful, magical thing that is the seashore. We found it here, and although it is the Sound and not the Ocean, it will certainly do. I miss living right down the street from the sand and…
I thought this was pretty darn amazing. While we were camping with my dad and sitting at the table playing a card game, I pulled out my camera. At first I took a few photos, pictured above. The…
