SHOPPING

Running Gear for Rainy Days.

March 19, 2012

Call me crazy, but I randomly signed up for a half-marathon the other day. To date, the farthest I’ve ever run is a 10-km probably 10 years ago and I’m not really sure why I signed up for it at all except for that morning when I saw an email about it I was feeling […]

Fave Subscription Box Ever: I heart Birchbox

March 16, 2012

If you know me, you know there is a stream of boxes constantly arriving at my house. I love shopping and I love buying things online and having them arrive a couple days later and getting all excited about my purchase again. (This never would have happened had my husband not introduced me to email […]

Is it this time? Teaching time with kids

February 21, 2012

The guys are trying to figure out the concept of days, nights and time. They’re always asking me “Is it this time?” which means are we doing something today? And the magic amount of minutes for doing something they like is 8. “We want 8 more minutes!” they yell at me if they are playing […]

I heart Postcardly

January 11, 2012

When I first heard about Postcardly I wasn’t sure how I was going to use it: the grandparents, aunts and uncles all live in Canada and it doesn’t work for international addresses( yet). BUT, I suddenly realized how fantastic it would be for sending to our local friends and I’ve been having fun sending playdate […]

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 […]

2/366

January 3, 2012

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Santa and Wishlists

November 29, 2011

The nice thing about going to visit Santa on a rainy day at a Christmas tree farm is that you don’t have a line and the kids get a chance to “really talk” to the big guy and tell him what they want. Santa and wishlists are such a big deal right now in our […]

Five things I’m looking for on Black Friday

November 22, 2011

In an ideal world, I’d sleep all day Thursday in preparation for my favorite holiday of the year-Black Friday-but two 3-year old boys and a husband who loathes shopping is a huge obstacle on game day and efficiency, planning and a lot more online than real-world shopping is my current game-plan. So five things […]

New Puppies!

October 30, 2011

No, we didn’t get puppies, but a neighbor’s dog did. The boys have been excited about them ever since and whine to us daily that they want little black and white dogs. They were invited to hold the teeny puppies and I’ve never seen the guys so still or so smiley in my life. admin

Great Airplane Books for Toddlers

August 9, 2011

Right now, the boys are definitely in love with airplane books, and here are a few we have been reading to prep for some upcoming getaways: Airplane Flight has lift-up flaps and a catchy-rhyme-y story. The boys love the part where the plane flies around a storm. The Bean was awake when we went through […]

Simply the Best (Pike Place Market, Seattle)

August 5, 2011

See that bag the Bean is clutching so tightly? We finally tried Simply the Best Apples (the fuji ones) at the Pike Place Market the other day and we can’t get enough. I think they’re a healthy snack too. Just another reason we need to go to the market again soon. This stall is located […]

Workout Want List

May 12, 2011

Working out for health or looking good are great reasons but I need a workout incentive plan to force myself to the gym and in the long run the price of the incentive is WAY less then paying for the healthcare from not exercising, right?. Currently there are a couple things driving me to sweat. […]

How Magical is UPS?

April 8, 2011

Let’s see. Somewhere at UPS headquarters someone coordinated a delivery so that an important package with these spring necessities could get here just in time for the sun to start shining brightly in Seattle. No, I didn’t wear them to the zoo today, but the […]

Potty Training M and M’s

April 7, 2011

I’m still debating whether or not I should fork out for these M and M’s I want to make-the smallest quantity you can order is three bags and I’m not sure I need THAT many. I’ve heard about using treats for potting training and then had this brilliant idea of using only brown and yellow […]

King Frog

March 27, 2011

Don’t be fooled by how cute this guy looks-he is quite the disciplinarian and this guy rules our house: I remember using timers in my classroom when I used to teach (and bells and horns and sometimes flares) and I heard from many double mommas before me how timers work for teaching kids to share […]