Vacation; or, We Attack the Pacific Northwest

N.B.: I’m stealing the format of this post from Tammy, because it’s a great way to do this quickly given that we took about 4,000 pictures.
We drove from Pocatello to Port Townsend, WA (1,700 miles) to visit Grammy and Grandpa for 2 weeks (the kids staying an extra third week). We hadn’t been to Washington [...]

Double Date

Just got home from a double date night at Lava Hot Springs.
Yummy Thai food, a soak in a hot spring-fed pool in the chilly night air and moonlight, and good conversation with friends. The kids got to hang out with our friends’ kids and play while we parents got away for a few hours and [...]

There will be time, there will be time

To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet;
There will be time to murder and create,
And time for all the works and days of hands
That lift and drop a question on your plate;
Time for you and time for me,
And time yet for a hundred indecisions,
And for a hundred visions and revisions,
Before the taking [...]

Yes, We are Hobbits

We ended up having two, count ‘em, two Thanksgiving dinners this weekend.
Turkey #1 was had at Anthropapa’s boss’s house on Thursday. We brought homemade rolls and brussels sprouts, she made everything else. Which was great, as we didn’t have a kitchen full of dirty dishes, and we had a wonderful, convivial meal. Our kids ran [...]

Abundance

We had a good day. We shared a wonderful meal with friends and family. We have a safe, warm home, and we are all healthy. Much to be thankful for.
In our family, we always hold hands and say or sing grace before meals. The graces are very simple, and the kids always participate. These say [...]

Recent Feed Reader Items of Note

A meteorite fell to earth in western Canada, and miraculously was caught on video. Great ball of fire!
Ever wonder what all those odd names on the world map mean in their original languages? Turns out it’s harder to figure out than you might think.
Come on, a cute kitten photo won’t kill you. It might even [...]

Saturday Steiner

So, I spent the morning doing wet-on-wet painting with a roomful of other Waldorf mamas at Melisa’s house. It was so great to meet people on this path, learning as we go. We nibbled yummy snacks, did some beautiful paintings (Sorry, I left my camera at home and left the wet paintings there! Photos next [...]

Commenter Meme

I saw this first on Charlotte’s blog, but Ellie tagged me for it.
The rules:
1. List the last ten people who have commented on your blog.
The List:

Eve
Lori
Dawn
Alida
(un)relaxeddad
David
Denise
Helen
Jen
Nana

1: What is your favorite post from number 3’s blog?
I liked her series of posts on the history of her relationship with her husband. High school sweethearts!
2. Has number 10 [...]

It’s All Good

I’m sitting in a comfy chair, eating a wedge of homemade chocolate chip shortbread.* I look out the window to watch SillyBilly flying a toy airplane out on the lawn in the wind. I can hear a cat munching on kibble across the room, and in a minute he’ll probably come over and try to [...]

All Over Creation

Both the title of the book I’m reading, and where I went today.
The book is by Ruth Ozeki. I read it a few years ago and liked it well enough. The other day I was thinking of books to look for on BookMooch, and I remembered it, and remembered also that it was set in [...]