Monthly Archives: September 2016

I got an Instant Pot for my birthday. I love it. Pressure cooking, it turns out, is really efficient and easy. I love that it cooks simple things I use often really well, like brown rice and quinoa, but it also does a great job with meats, chicken, fish, and stews. I haven’t tried yogurtContinue reading “Friends of Instant Pot”

It’s a tradition! We love spending a day at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup every September. We haven’t missed a year since JT was born. First stop: scones. The kids wanted to ride some things, so we picked out bumper cars to do first. JT and Jim were wearing their matching hats, thanks toContinue reading “Do the Puyallup”

School started for JT on September 7th, but Haley had to wait all the way until September 12th. Brutal! I am so excited for JT’s year. He has two awesome, job sharing teachers – and his morning teacher was a good friend of mine starting in about fifth grade. You know, 25 years ago. SoContinue reading “First Days of School”

I have no pictures to record it, but Jim completed the Black Diamond 70.3 long course triathlon on Saturday! (The kids and I were home for JT’s first soccer game, so we missed it – sad.) That’s a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.1 mile run. Ouch! We are so proud of himContinue reading “Triathlon Weekend”

We’ve been a little busy not being busy! Last week, the kids and I checked all sorts of things off my summer bucket list. First, we went biking in Jackson Park. It turned out, JT loved the bike jumps and had a great time. We also enjoyed playing “Follow the Leader” through the forest –Continue reading “Ending Summer”