Monthly Archives: January 2016

We don’t normally have a whole weekend with only a few plans, and we were very happy to notice our calendars oddly empty. On Friday night, Haley and I went to see Where the Wild Things Are at Seattle Children’s Theater. It was so well done. The word “play” does not accurately describe the experience.Continue reading “Weekend Family Time”

Every year, Kent School District hosts a giant Technology Expo. It is the largest event of its kind around, and I help oversee all of the teacher and student participation. It’s a lot of work but the payoff is wonderful, because we get to see 800+ students sharing their learning with the community. So lastContinue reading “…and then it was the Expo”

It’s also known as #roomiereunion because these are the guys Jim lived with in the 17th Ave House in college, and 15 years later they’re still friends, and since they married these lovely ladies, we’ve stayed in touch ever since. Now the 12 adults have been passed up by 15 children and we have aContinue reading “Bethel Ridge Weekend 2016”

I had the chance to have Madi and Ali over for a night-o-fun before Madi goes back to college. They came over for dinner and played a round of Trouble with the kids before JT and Haley went upstairs for the night and the real party started. 🙂 I posted a list of things toContinue reading “Nieces Night”

One night last week, I accidentally cooked rice the same way I cook oatmeal: bring water to a boil, add, turn off heat. I forgot momentarily that rice deviates in one step: bring water to a boil, add, simmer. Needless to say, I went to start the stir fry and realized we were nowhere nearContinue reading “Pajamas, Pancakes, and Princesses”

The day started quietly, with some chores around the house. And then Jim offered to burn all of our old receipts and bank statements, and that turned into a larger bonfire that we first thought. Pretty soon, we were eating mugs of chili and steaming Ma’s bread around the fire together. It was so fun!Continue reading “New Year’s Eve 2015”