Yearly Archives: 2007

We all gathered up to see the dinosaurs. Wayne walked down memory lane. He had a quarter of high school taught at the Fernbank Science Center campus. It was a whole quarter of intensive hands on science. He reveled in … Continue reading →

We tried an interesting travel pattern to get to Atlanta. It was literally trains, planes, and automobiles. Open jaw flights are difficult to arrange. We wanted to fly into Atlanta and out of Nashville. Do spend less money, we wanted … Continue reading →

Even when you try hard to have a nice quite holiday season, sometimes God throws curve balls. It all started when the door handle broke off with me and Laura inside, she was screaming. Eventually pulling the hinge pins and … Continue reading →

This was our first snow. The weirdest weather for Seattle occurs in late November and early December. Snow, pounding rain and winds. We used this photo of Laura for Xmas photos this year. (I’m writing this in March 2008). I … Continue reading →

When I first mentioned to Sara that we were going out to eat, her first response was, “I just want the fries, Mom, not the pizza.” Despite that decidely 4yo response to a treat, I could tell she was excited … Continue reading →

I’m still glowing from this day of food and friends. Our T-day tradition has been to join Jon and Claire for feasting. We woke up after a good nights sleep and snuggled with the girls. We actually had a leisurely … Continue reading →

Laura turned one today. We had a low key family celebration. Sara and I brought home cupcakes from Cupcake Royale. Wayne made a wonderful pasta for dinner. We opened presents for Laura and ended up opening some of Sara’s presents. … Continue reading →

Laura discovered drawers today. She walked all around my bedroom opening drawers. That meant I had to move the things I kept in my nightstand drawer. The range of places Laura can’t access is growing smaller everyday. She’s growing much … Continue reading →

We decided to skip the Ballard downtown Halloween bash for a saner holiday at home. The night was clear, but cold. I came home late from work which set the evening on a later bent. We got ready and costumes … Continue reading →

If you hadn’t figured it out, this blog is my scrapbook, my journal, my recording of ordinary events, and my memory. I revel in ordinary events. I love to think about the small things in life, notice them, and record … Continue reading →