On Saturday afternoon, we got some great Aussie books from my long distance cousin. Thank you, Tanya! The kids couldn’t wait to read them, so they parked on the front step before we headed to Quizno’s. We usually go to Quizno’s once a weekend. Always the same one – Bird Road off of 72nd Avenue.... Read More →

See more shots here. I went to lunch today with some dear friends (and a decent acquaintance). Well, there was no parking at Chipotle, of course, so Amber and I parked at Party City and felt obliged to shop in return for the parking. Not needing any party supplies, I remembered an idea I had.... Read More →

I have been told that I should post pictures of my own self, instead of posting pictures of other non-consenting adults. Alright. Challenge Accepted. I’ll be honest. I don’t love how I look, but I’m happy to have captured myself with my kids. And I’m more motivated than ever to go jogging, injury and all..... Read More →

Every once in a while, we are blessed with visitors from the North. My sister and her two kids, came for a long weekend in early August, and, as usual, we made it a point to get the kids together as often as possible. The girls are playing really well together, so they got to... Read More →

It was a lazy weekend alright. Just the kind we needed. Saturday, we went to the movies with Grandma. We went to Justice and The Loft while we waited for the movie. The theater was empty right until the movie started, when the smart, commercial-avoiding people showed up. Ryan and Grandma left Cars 2 after... Read More →

We were there the week before the earthquake hit, so we DID get to go up the Washington Monument – thanks to Rene, who woke up early to get us tickets! We came back the Thursday before school started and never really recovered from the staying up late and sleeping in we did in DC.... Read More →

It was such a long time ago, Isabel’s 9th Birthday Party. But I have finally managed to go through the pictures and pick my favorite ones – the ones that tell the story. See them here. Read More →

Should we be packing? Maybe. But we spent this day doing completely frivolous things, like getting haircuts, washing the dog, and playing outside. Okay, maybe washing the dog wasn’t exactly frivolous. She stunk, and I wasn’t sending her to the dog sitter that way! And I was not going to spend a week taking pictures... Read More →

From the time when Isabel was a baby, I remember other moms telling me “You just wait…” As in, “You just wait until she starts crawling… It’s so much harder, then.” And “You just wait until she starts walking… It’s impossible.” And “You just wait. Two is so much harder than one. You have no... Read More →

It feels like a long time ago – the first day of school. We have already spent many long nights doing homework. We have already gone into and out of a lice outbreak. We have already had crying fits, tantrums, and flat-out ‘No, I’m NOT going to do my homework!’s. This year we were ‘prepared’... Read More →

It’s so nice having you in town. Read More →

Three months ago, I made a risky move, took a steep pay cut and changed jobs. Actually, though I stayed at the same company, I changed more than jobs – I changed careers, switching from IT App Development to a Marketing position that lets me do everything from press releases to collateral design to strategy... Read More →