DAILY LIFE
Supermoon inspired shopping and easing into back to school on a Monday
August 11, 2014Seeing as we haven’t had clouds in the sky forever, we had great views of the supermoon last night at the Seattle Sounders game and even though I couldn’t help but sneak a few last minute purchases during the horrible first half from the Gap friends and family sale (Did anyone score anything amazing? I […]
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We’re still good for Remlinger Farms (Carnation, WA)
August 9, 2014We missed our annual Remlinger Farms visit in last year and I thought this year might be our last because a lot of the rides seem like they are meant for younger kids. Remlinger Farms is a lovely little amusement park and farm market in Carnation Washington, about an hour away from Seattle. It’s such […]
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Scenes from a Northwest Summer
August 3, 2014How. Hot. Can. It. Get?? Is this really Seattle? Is this really what a Northwest Summer looks like? Have you been loving this crazy weather as much as we have? I swear the few people in Seattle who actually OWN umbrellas are using them to shield them from the sun. This is a conundrum. Do […]
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Seafair in Seattle
July 31, 2014In a few hours the Blue Angels will start their practice laps and this is probably the first year I won’t curse them because they always fly during nap time and in the early days with twins, there is nothing worse than hours of house-shaking noise RIGHT during naps. Over the years we’ve loved Seafair for […]
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You might want to check out the Sounders if you’re in Seattle when there’s a game (visiting Seattle with kids)
July 30, 2014Even after four years of going to Seattle Sounders games, I have no problem admitting I don’t really understand soccer. From what I can see, it’s not just about getting to the goal and scoring with your team-there seems to be a little bit of soap opera stuff mixed in with guys falling down pretending […]
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Loads of home and cabin goods shopping on a Monday
July 28, 2014Yay Monday! It looks like there will be a lot more home stuff in my Shopping Monday posts in the next little while. The past few weeks we’ve spent a lot of time up in Snoqualmie Pass about an hour from Seattle, Washington, where we’re starting to build our dream cabin and it looks like […]
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Friday Postcards from a Seattle Summer
July 25, 2014For the past month I haven’t had any will to travel anywhere, the weather has been perfect and Seattle is just brilliant in the summer sunshine. So I have something like 14000 photos from the last 30 days stuck in my phone. About a hundred were of this little armadillo at the Point Defiance Zoo. […]
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Why a Seattle Children’s Theatre Subscription might be a good idea for your family
July 24, 2014Okay here’s some math you might want to try if you’re in the Seattle area and you are thinking about some children’s theater this fall. Last year we didn’t subscribe to any tickets so I totally spaced on ALL the plays at the Seattle Children’s Theatre. (even Art Dog which I heard was AMAZING!!) So […]
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Shopping things I’ve been asked about lately barely making it on a Monday
July 22, 2014Whew. Now that was definitely a weekend. I’ve barely started to put away the decorations from my guys’ birthday but it’s shopping Monday and since shopping is the one thing that gets me through most Mondays the decorations can wait. I’ve been asked a lot about my shopping purchases lately so I totally thought I’d […]
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Cloud City Coffee and Pianos in the Parks (Seattle, WA)
July 19, 2014Some things on a Friday are to wonderful not to share. We wanted to hang out at the park with friends before some errands at Costco (and you know how how I feel about Costco) and we spent the morning at a great park in Maple Leaf. (It even has a zip-line!) And then playing spilled […]
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Design a little bit of good (FashionABLE and Alt)
July 17, 2014Here’s my little plea for some good on a Thursday afternoon when there is oh so much sad on the news. The lovely Alt team has teamed up with FashionABLE for a contest and though I’m clueless at design, I love both of these groups oh so much and I hope someone I know out […]
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A Day-trip to the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma (part of our summer staycation in Seattle)
July 16, 2014I can barely count how many trips I’ve put into my trip-finder in Expedia for this summer and then not booked my cart. Cabo San Lucas, Alaska, Costa Rica, Belize, San Diego and the Bahamas have all been super tempting, but the weather here in Seattle is just so beautiful, I can’t imagine leaving and […]
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Who cares if your soccer team loses if you get to meet Bill Nye and learn how to save lives.
July 9, 2014It is a really cool thing when a place like the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation opens up its doors for a Social Media tweetup, and I was really honored to be invited to their third such event, even though it coincided with the USA and Belgium game especially since Bill Nye was going to […]
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What I’m buying the Monday after camping the July 4th weekend now that it’s finally summer
July 7, 2014We can finally say it’s summer in Seattle. We completed our first camping trip in the Olympic National Park and the boys had a fantastic time. Me, I’m still a little wary about having only nylon protecting me from the wild outdoors, so I was really happy that our site (Willaby Campground if you’re curious-I’ll […]
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What Costco feels like when you’re five and how it makes me feel as a parent
July 3, 2014We went to Costco for the first time in ages. It was a zoo. It wasn’t Superbowl, or Black Friday, or even the night before Christmas but it felt like each cart was a bumper car with a mission to get groceries and get to the line with a personal best time. And this kind […]
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Seattle Summer Bucket List 2014
July 1, 2014We know it’s summer in Seattle when the cruise ships start announcing their arrival, the Ride the Ducks amphibious vehicles pass us every couple minutes on our city adventures and we start to see less visible moisture in the air. And when we start getting calls from friends to go berry picking, we start making […]
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Because I survived two weeks while the husband was away in Japan shopping on a Monday
June 30, 2014So I did it. I totally survived even though I didn’t think I would ever be able to even take care of myself for the whole time without missing all the kids’ classes or blowing up the house in a disaster. I was alone with the kids for TWO WEEKS and we all are still […]
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If I owned a bakery and a few other lovely places in Denmark I dream about daily
June 27, 2014We were so lucky that when we visited Copenhagen, our Airbnb rental was literally right above a fabulous bakery. I think we ended up going to Wulf and Konstali at least once every day while we were there. The bread and pastries were fantastic and there were so many deli items that it was easy […]
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Golden Gardens and Pancakes for lunch (Seattle, WA)
June 24, 2014An alternate perfect ending to this adventure would be stopping at the Ballard Paseo window on our way into the park for a yummy picnic lunch. But we decided that we wanted pancakes for lunch that day so we made sure to end our trip with Portage Bay Cafe. We were surprised at how many […]
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Bouncy Balls, Rice Maker Pancakes and things we’ve made because of Social Media
June 20, 2014Can you believe that summer has officially started? We had our last day of preschool and I may have bawled just a little bit-not just because we’ll miss all the sweet friends we’ve made over the years and our amazing teachers but because I’m going to have to spend ALL the days with the duo […]
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