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Ever since we moved in, Jim has been talking about updating the neighborhood wiffle ball field next to our house. He ordered new bases, a locking storage bench, and took out an entire tree. This past weekend, he was finally able to install the concrete foundations for the bases to snap into for play. SoContinue reading “Wiffle Ball Field”

We started Halloween off on a high note after the Pumpkin Race at school. It is an annual cross-country race by grade level and gender. Then the first place winner from each group gets a large pumpkin, the second place runner a medium pumpkin, and the third place runner a tiny pumpkin. The first tenContinue reading “Halloween”

Every Monday, OneDrive emails me a little notice that it has automatically created an album for me with all the fun photos from the weekend. It’s like a nice little feature that leaves us remembering the weekend activities while starting a fresh week. It started on Friday with our trip to Seattle Children’s Theater toContinue reading “Weekend Recap”

Sometimes you meet someone and then later in the conversation they say, “So what do you do?” meaning “What do you do for work?” And I’m not quite sure how to answer anymore. Lots of Skype calls with people all over the world. This one was a project manager in Israel! I’m a director forContinue reading “"What do you do?"”

Once a friend of mine said she had a Leadership Retreat over the weekend, and I laughed when I heard that she meant her husband and she had a weekend away. But I have thought about that and used it since, when Jim and I have a date night (“leadership meeting”) or sit down toContinue reading “Team Retreat Fall 2016”

We missed the Buddy Walk last year because it was JT’s first football game. But this year, we made it! It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed seeing the sea of blue shirts and signs. It is tough to get a picture with Russell as he is a man of action, but I hadContinue reading “Buddy Walk 2016”

I sent Jim a text with “Living the dream” at the end of it today, and I think that does fit my new situation. I love working part time from home! A typical work day for me used to look like getting up at 6:30 AM, leaving by 7:45 AM, and returning after spending a couple ofContinue reading “Living the Dream”

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”