DAILY LIFE
Wildlife Spotting and photo-editing with Playmobil
January 8, 2013If your kids have any playmobil, you know that a) it’s really complicated to put together b) the parts hurt like anything when you step on them and c) it’s too adorable to resist. The only set that I think you should have any hesitation buying is the meerkat family (we bought two!) because those […]
Read MoreNew Year, New Goals and something you could win
January 1, 2013I don’t know about you, but someone gave herself a lot of cookbooks for Christmas this year. And instead of just keeping them there on my shelves to make me look like I’m a foodie, (Oh no I just realized I do this with my novels too to make me look like I read. Oh […]
Read MoreTwo super-easy yummy things
December 29, 2012Do I dare tell you what my best timesaver is going to be the week the kids go back to school in the New Year? I love these Foodles I found on Amazonfresh but I can’t seem to find them anywhere else. Maybe we can create a demand? They would be so easy to make, […]
Read MoreRaise a glass-making juice with kids
December 28, 2012A couple weeks ago the Bean walked into Williams Sonoma and decided he wanted a juicer. I asked him why and he said he just really wanted to make juice. So I saved a couple hundred dollars and bought him this one at Ikea. […]
Read MoreHappy Holidays to almost everyone
December 24, 2012Happy holidays to everyone but the family in the booth next to us at the restaurant tonight. If you’re that family, squint your eyes really tight when you see this picture of my family smiling and imagine that somewhere in that blurriness we’re all sticking our tongues out at you. So maybe that sounds just […]
Read MoreKidsquest Museum and a little bit of shopping time (Factoria Mall, Bellevue)
December 21, 2012A block of dry ice in our Amazon Fresh order this morning sparked something in my brain. Today’s question: If I take you to go to the truck museum (Kidsquest Museum in Bellevue for us grownups) for a little while, can I go to Target? They played in the water. They experimented. They drove the […]
Read MoreSnowstorm with packing peanuts
December 10, 2012Friday morning I needed to pack for a trip up north and I got distracted by the UPS man and a big box of snow. It was so full that I could barely find the items I ordered inside the box with all the packing peanuts they had piled it with. Maybe I was hit […]
Read MoreCoal, Kale Chips and some cute cards at Trader Joe’s
December 5, 2012Oh, I love coal at Christmas time! Trader Joe’s has such cool-looking coal and this one seems like it might even taste good-I wonder who on my naughty list is going to get to try it? (Btw Is coal becoming obsolete? You’d think Santa would start threatening old cell phone batteries or giant unusable computer […]
Read MoreSomething to contemplate while you travel or maybe just sit in your car
December 4, 2012The hubby always thinks I’m a little paranoid neurotic but strange things always happen to me. Like today at Costco I was just sitting in the car while the kids napped and he ran in to pick up a few things when the car door opens and I’m like “wow you’re back…..whaa???!! The man getting […]
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Thanksgiving Events I’m thankful for in Seattle
November 26, 2012After a weekend like this, is your pie plate half empty or half full? Over here, we’re thankful for a weekend of good food, loved ones, a little bit of shopping and total holiday spirit-we are oh so lucky in Seattle that we have such fun and festive things this time of year. I used […]
Read MoreResolutions Update
October 8, 2012Anyone else keep thinking it’s September, or even August with all this beautiful weather? I can’t believe it’s been nearly a month ago since I guest-posted on the Verity Mom blog about my September resolutions, but so far, I’m doing my best to stick to them. For instance, I have not bought any Halloween candy. […]
Read MoreBig Eraser (Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle) has a twin
October 5, 2012Thank you artsy Seattle for cultivating my guys’ appreciation for sculptures. We can’t drive past this piece in the SAM Olympic Sculpture Park without both of them yelling “BIG ERASER!!!” at the top of their lungs. Imagine their delight when they found out the Big Eraser has a twin. Yes, a twin. We found it […]
Read MoreParent and Tot Language Classes are a Plus for the Whole Family
October 2, 2012In some dusty corner of our house a Spanish Rosetta Stone box is dying away slowly. By the time we actually remember to rescue it it’s technology will probably be obsolete. The hubby bought this expensive, awesome program with good intentions and I saw him practice a few times with the telemarketer-like headset, but to […]
Read MoreWhat happens on the way to Las Vegas…..
September 29, 2012hopefully stays there. Before we get to the yes we took the kids to Las Vegas part, the buffets we decimated, the hotels we managed not to trash and the millions we might have made on the slots, let me remind you that for most trips the journey is just as important. On the way […]
Read MoreIf your generous neighbor has a plum tree
September 8, 2012this is the perfect recipe from Smitten Kitchen (a lovely food blog.) We tried it because of its adorable name: who couldn’t love a “dimply plum cake”? The boys helped by cutting up the plums. I gave them plastic takeout knives and the plastic ones from Ikea and we decided the takeout ones were a […]
Read MoreWordless Wednesday: Fun with Friends at the Evergreen State Fair
September 5, 2012I’m marking this fair down as one we need to try to go back to again next year. The Evergreen State fair was something I’ve never been to but our friends invited us to go and we had a blast. We went on the day where you can bring in canned food in exchange for admission […]
Read MoreThings you find on etsy when searching for a Hallowe’en costume
September 1, 2012Yes, school hasn’t started yet and it’s WAY too early to think of Hallowe’en, but one of the boys has decided he MUST have a sloth costume. (Thank you Toucan Rescue Ranch visit and probably my crazy see-something, want-something, genes.) Anyways, I thought if I researched early enough, I might either a) find a costume […]
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Three great reads for a mom of twins
August 29, 2012Take note, mommas of baby twins: 4 truly must be the magic number you need to get to with your duo because this summer I actually read books again. Real, beautiful and meaty books and not just fairy tales or fluffy books or books that make you turn shades of pink if you read them […]
Read MoreGetting ready for September
August 21, 2012The guys are finally old enough for small chores around the house, so one thing that I get them to do is help with making lunch to get ready for preschool. The other day I had them make the peanut butter/banana sandwiches we were going to take for a picnic and something about the smell […]
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Summer no Bucket List 2012
July 31, 2012On the cloudy days pre-summer, I thought we were going to make a bucket list so we could make the most out of this summer, but somehow unexpectedly it crept on us full-force. How is it halfway done already? So no bucket list. Just buckets and buckets of awesome summer fun. The guys really know […]
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