We had the pleasure of heading to Portland this past weekend for Grandma Hall’s 90th birthday party. We also had the honor of escorting the birthday girl from her house to the party venue! The kids and I were backseat buddies, and I snagged this cute picture of my two favorite kiddos on the wayContinue reading “Grandma Hall’s 90th Birthday”
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Ski Saturdays
We are back in action for Keene family Ski Saturdays! We love getting up bright and early and heading to the mountains. Surprisingly, even after a long week at school and work, we are all up and out of the house cheerfully before 7 AM to hit the slopes by nine. The kids just loveContinue reading “Ski Saturdays”
Thanksgiving Weekend 2018
This year we decided to host Thanksgiving at my grandma’s senior residence in the hospitality room, so we could all be near her for the holiday. It was the perfect space! But let’s back up to the start of the weekend… We started a new puzzle. And snuggled into the cold, wet weather. Haley alsoContinue reading “Thanksgiving Weekend 2018”
A Conference in San Diego
This trip was for Jim’s work! Jim attends an annual conference that was in San Diego this year, and a lot of the wives go along on this trip. He asked me maybe a year ago if I would join him on this one, and of course I said yes. It was five whole daysContinue reading “A Conference in San Diego”
More Minecraft
My work recently has revolved quite a bit around Minecraft. I’m enjoying learning more. I’m starting to see lessons for Minecraft pop up in the world around me, and that’s a good thing because I’ll be writing lessons (and managing other writers and world builders) for the next few months… the company I work forContinue reading “More Minecraft”
Weekend in Lake Chelan
We realized at the beginning of October that we were on a streak: we’d planned a camping trip every single month of 2018 – except November. So we quickly took a look around and decided to book two nights at Lake Chelan’s city park for Veteran’s Day Weekend. It was such a fun trip! WeContinue reading “Weekend in Lake Chelan”
Day Trip to Reno
I had a client meeting in Reno on Monday, so I flew down in the morning and back in the evening. Our senior manager Jenn met me there, and we did a little team planning as well. Our first task was to find a smoke-free Starbucks. As a Washington girl, this seemed simple. It wasContinue reading “Day Trip to Reno”
Halloween 2018
We hosted our annual pizza party before trick-or-treating for our neighborhood crew! (I was working in Seattle that week but, because my boss is awesome, she offered to meet up in West Seattle for the morning. So I ferried over, worked at Starbucks for a few hours, had a yummy Mediterranean lunch, and ferried homeContinue reading “Halloween 2018”
86 extra hours
That’s how many overtime hours I accrued in October! It was a busy month. The company I work for launched a new partnership with another company, and I’m in charge of all that entails: training, content, and resources. The owner of the other company was in Seattle for two weeks as part of the ventureContinue reading “86 extra hours”
Pumpkins
We ordered a personalized pumpkin for the first time this year… and it was more stressful than I thought, coordinating a time in our schedule to go pick it up! But we did, and it was cute, and we put it on the porch. I also grabbed two big pumpkins from Costco for carving. HaleyContinue reading “Pumpkins”
The Keene Family 