Author: Caroline
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Back to school
And so it begins, 4th grade and kindergarten from home. I am crushed that my boys are in separate schools this year. They are best friends, and will only ever have one chance to be in school together. But both of them got great teachers, we’re remote learning anyway, so here it goes!
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Dahlias
On our neighborhood walks, we often admire this house with a dahlia-filled raised bed in the parking strip. So sweet!
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Neighborhood walk
Spotted on a walk around the neighborhood. The best description I ever heard of Magnolia is that it’s the world’s biggest cul-de-sac. 100 percent accurate.
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Remlinger Farms
Remlinger Farms is open and this is what it looks like. We had an AMAZING time and we practically had the place to ourselves. There were no lines, no crowds, tons of sanitizing and tons of social distance. Here’s my review on ParentMap.
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Beach staycation
I love going to the beach… and then coming home to clean up and have lunch at our house. So much easier than schelpping everything to a cottage rental. (Or so I’m telling myself this year.) The outer lots at Golden Gardens are open, and you can get a spot if you go in the…
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Where to eat in the ID
I loved doing this story for Resy about the most delicious neighborhood in the city. So thankful to all the people who gave me their best restaurant recs — they’re making me hungry! Let’s go and eat! Here’s a link my story about Seattle’s ID, which is part of a national Chinatown story.
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Learn science and math by playing outside
Ideas for learning outside! I personally tested all of them and I promise you, none of them require tons of prep work (who has time for that?). Our favorite is the math target game — my kids absolutely LOVE it and we’ve made going on “math walks” a regular thing. My story is in The…
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Yakult!
Remember drinking yang le duo when we were little? I’d forgotten about them, until Yakult popped up in “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” Those bottles seem a lot smaller now!
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Jump start
Aaaaand kindergarten jump start is a wrap! I feel like everyone is busy pooh-poohing virtual kindergarten (it’s not ideal, obviously), but the teachers really tried to make the best of the situation. Paul loved the activities in his goody bag.