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One weekend we went to Whidbey: The next to Vancouver: Fun times had by all.

Every Thursday night I am reminded of a funny phone call. Years ago I was working as a nanny for a family on Mercer Island. One day the phone rang, and the caller (who was calling for the dad of … Continue reading →

The other day my mom told me a story about my grandma. Recently grandma had been evaluating her finances and needed to make some cuts to her budget, and so getting her hair done was going to come off the … Continue reading →

Amazingly enough Harmon keeps getting older. At 18 months he is large in size, but off the charts in mischievousness. He measures in at: 33.5″ tall, 82.8%27lbs 6.5oz, 70.5%49.5cm head, 90% He is: saying a lot of new words, climbing … Continue reading →

I can do better… (We borrowed a swing and then bought an almost identical one at a garage sale. Harmon only gets to play with the one we own.)

If you are like me, you love google. Anytime you want to know anything, you can find it, even if it takes you a while. If it exists, it’s there. I mean really, what on earth did we do before … Continue reading →

Sometimes I find myself listening to songs on the radio that I think I shouldn’t. Not for inappropriate content reasons (although maybe I should look into that…) but because I find that when I listen to these songs I have … Continue reading →

Here are two things I am probably the last to jump on the bandwagon for, but in case you haven’t either, maybe you want to. Or not, but just in case. 1. If you do a lot of online shopping … Continue reading →

when your 1 year old watches too much TV? Probably when he asked for the ‘mote and then proceeds to select “on demand” and load his show from the DVR. Mom says it was a coincidence, but I don’t know…

Exhibit #1: It has a pool with an ultimately fun (and fast) water slide. It doesn’t look like much, but trust us, it is fast. Exhibit #2: It is pet friendly. Normally we wouldn’t think this is cool. In this … Continue reading →