Here’s a link to a research survey of…you guessed it: why we blog. www.whydoyoublog.com If you fill out the survey, you will be entered into a raffle to win an Ipod shuffle. I like taking surveys because it makes me feel listened to! 😉 But this really made me think about why I started blogging. […]
Where have I been?
I woke up last Friday morning feeling achy. Actually, my joints started hurting at Taekwon-do the night before, but now everything ached. I still got up and took the kids to school. It hurt just to walk them into class. (Because of snow closures, Friday was the only day of class Joshua had last week!) […]
Here a Tree, There a Tree
We live in a forest. By definition, that means there are a lot of trees around. But not enough, apparently, for the taxation department. The previous owners of the land ran cattle, so they got a break–known as farm deferral– in their taxes. We are city folk. When I was a young girl, my IQ […]
Joshua’s Choice
Joshua picked a play bath tonight. In case you don’t speak the same childtalk we do, that usually means bubbles and a few toys for a longer period of soaking. He asked for the whole bucket of bath toys. That’s a lot of toys and my back does not love to bend over the tub […]
Long-lost New Year’s Photos Surface
So, yes, a full six–SIX–days after the new year, the pictures are being posted. We spent the last few days of 2006 and the first of 2007 at the coast with three other couples: my parents, Tygh & Ambria, and Ambria’s parents. It was supposed to be prime whale-watching, with 200-300 passing each hour, but […]
Andrea’s 8! It’s a Jungle.
And what a party! The school took a field trip to see Charlotte’s Web and returned just before 2, which is when Mom and I took the snacks to her class. When the bell was about to ring, Andrea’s wonderful teacher worked out a system where, upon dismissal, no one could tell who was invited […]
The New Frontier
I am giddy, I will admit, at crossing over into a new frontier. Heightening my joy is that fact that it never should have happened. This morning, I reported for jury duty. When I first pulled the summons from our PO Box, I sighed. Then I glanced at the five-year old face at my side […]
Family & More Family
This is me with my twin niece and nephew. Aren’t they sweet? Kaylee had come home from preschool with a good behavior reward sticker on her hand. When his mama asked Johnathan where his was, he said he didn’t know. “Did you stand on your desk today?” she asked. (I’m sure there’s back story here, […]
Lumber Jill
During the storm I last blogged about, we had several trees go down all over the property. (We live on 15.5 acres.) Yesterday, Kevin and Dad took the chain saw to the fallen fir and medrona and cut them down to a manageable size. Today…we played in the forest. For hours, we rolled them down […]
This Little Light of Mine
As we drove home from Taekwon-do yesterday night, the wind really picked up. Branches were blowing across the road. Occasionally, they blew right onto the roof of the van. At one point, a creek was flowing over the road. Passing a car who must have gone through too fast and flooded its engine, we put […]