DAILY LIFE

Anjou Bakery (Cashmere, WA)

January 11, 2012

We went to Wenatchee this weekend looking for snow and found a bakery, of course.  And we didn’t find snow in actual Wenatchee-but we did at LAKE Wenatchee which made it absolutely perfect and then we found more snow again at the Hyak Sno-Park on the way home. And all of that was lovely.  But […]

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Things you don’t really need at Ikea but should buy anyway

January 6, 2012

This morning we headed to Ikea because we wanted to get some drawer pulls to replace some that had broken.  Unfortunately we couldn’t find them in the maze and it felt very cliche to be shopping for organizational stuff the first week of January anyways.  So we didn’t buy anything functional.  It was just a […]

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Take me back

January 4, 2012

If I could be anywhere in the world right this instant, I’d be back in Clark Quay Singapore where a few months ago I had this drink while we waited in sweltering heat for our boat tour to arrive. This yummy meal in a cup set me back at least 9 dollars and a million […]

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The Quiet Room at Seattle Children’s Theatre

January 3, 2012

If you by any chance have a little boy who is scared of plays, or even just scared of being scared, you might want to find this door the next time you go to the Seattle Children’s Theatre. It’s the Quiet Room.  I think it’s meant for screaming babies because there were a few in […]

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2/366

  Two days in and I’ve already sort of broken two of my resolutions.  We were going to try and eat out less in 2012.  And then we ate out tonight.  We couldn’t even make it through the first week without eating out, so I think I’m going to addend my resolution to say that […]

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(French) Toasting out 2011 with one last yummy breakfast

December 31, 2011

I think today’s breakfast place will be a favorite in 2012.  We’ve driven by numerous times and I fell in love with the logo: And now I’ve fallen in love with their breakfast.  We went to the Cheeky Cafe this morning with Auntie and Uncle J and were thrilled to find that the menu had […]

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Putting the Finishing touches on Christmas 2011

December 22, 2011

We aren’t totally ready for Christmas yet.  There are a million presents to wrap in our basement despite the diligent wrapping efforts the hubby and I have been putting in between episodes of Friday Night Lights and vain attempts to exercise at the gym.  But it is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.  The […]

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Advent Calendar Poo Surprise: December 19th

December 19, 2011

I think my guys got horse poo in their advent calendar today: (It’s the horse theme one by Playmobil.  Does anyone else have this advent calendar for their kids?) I wasn’t too sure but then I looked a little closer and this was all that was in Day 19. What else could it be?  Is […]

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Alright Hubby, here’s my wishlist:

December 18, 2011

“Where’s your wishlist? ” the hubby asked me smugly after I made him watch the Glee Christmas Episode. “Me?  I don’t have one. I have everything I need, “said the Good Wife. Well, almost everything I need…. So Love, if you really want to know, this Christmas I’m just wishing for a little bit of […]

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Little Toy Trains. Part One.

December 15, 2011

I have to admit right now I’m a little jealous of my friends with little girls.  I love the mom and daughter nails thing.  I dream about doing Disney Princess tea.  And when I heard in Daily Candy that my favorite local hairdo place Swink is doing Mom and Daughter hairdos I had a little […]

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Photobooth Shenanigans

December 14, 2011

Best three dollars I’ve spent in a while and you can even use a credit card these days.  This photobooth is one of the only ones I know about in Seattle and I hope it’s still there. This photobooth is in Westlake Center.  You see it immediately when you come off the monorail near the […]

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Gingerbread building, making gummies and the most youthful Santa we’ve ever seen

December 9, 2011

We’ve been pretty busy this last little while taking many different holiday classes.  A really neat one we tried this week was the kids’ baking class at the PCC grocery store. We learned how to make an egg-free gingerbread recipe which is awesome when you cook with kids and worry about them eating raw-egg. The […]

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If you give a toddler boy an Iphone…

December 8, 2011

There are no words for this one.  I gave my toddler boy an iphone while I was busy doing an errand and needed him to be quiet so I let him do the draw anything screen.  Of course my phone comes back like this after a few minutes of silence and then a round of […]

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Two and one on the way?

December 6, 2011

Let’s make a deal.  If you have only met me for a few moments and don’t realize that I’m just lounging boorishly in the comfort of my own passenger seat in the front of my own MINIVAN while waiting for a ferry to arrive with two crazed boys wildly singing in the back, please don’t […]

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Naughty or Nice?

December 2, 2011

If only these came in the boys’ size…. I got all festive after I took Trophy Cupcakes cupcake decorating class last night. It was such a fun night-we learned from the owner Jennifer, herself, and she is such a sweet and creative lady-I was totally in awe.  There was champagne and cupcakes to nibble on […]

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Holidays have begun!

November 28, 2011

The boys and I were looking through all the flyers that have been arriving with the paper lately.  “I don’t want a bird poo Christmas tree” Leelee says. If you want one, you can buy it here.  We did not get that one-we cut ours this morning at our favorite Christmas tree farm.  The weather […]

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Fall Days Flying By in Seattle

November 22, 2011

Where are all the days going?  I decided late last night that I do want to make ornaments for the boys’ advent calendar and so now I’m guaranteed to have at least two homemade felt ornaments for them to find.  (I have to make 2.444 a night for the 9 evenings until December 1st if […]

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In case you were wondering what jet-lagged twin toddlers look like

November 9, 2011

This is 2am on Saturday night.  We are making pancakes and waiting for the sun to rise.  This is after about 14 trips to the bathroom and me waving a white flag.  This is what jet-legged twin toddlers look like. Two of us were thrilled-pancakes at midnight?  What fun!  And one of us is too […]

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Penguins at Woodland Park Zoo

October 11, 2011

This morning there was a short break in the rain that looked like this: So we put on our gumboots and headed to our zoo where the guys have decided that the Hornbill gets their vote in the Quarters for Conservation program but we also really love the penguins at Woodland Park zoo too. We […]

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Build your own burritos with kids

October 10, 2011

                  There is nothing that drives me more crazy than when I work hard to create what I think is going to be a fantastic meal and the guys pick at it for a couple minutes then run away to play.  When I make them do the […]

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