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Author: Caroline

  • Authors and illustrators

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    The boys are really into making little books. On his own, Paul figured out how to do bubble letters, talk bubbles and VISUAL HIERARCHY. The lead characters in Joseph’s stories are all 3-digit numbers, naturally. He hasn’t been this happy to write in a long time, so I’m just going to go with it. Bookmaking…

  • Easter balloons

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    The coolest Magnolia mom ever put up this Easter balloon installation in front of her house and invited people to come by. Of course we went over right away! We all needed a little boost and what better way to spread some joy in the neighborhood?   . . . . .      …

  • Tulips

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    The tulips are coming up in our garden now, but there won’t be a tulip festival this year. I feel terrible for the farmers.

  • April magazine

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    The April issue of Seattle’s Child went digital! You can flip through the pages here. I wrote this month’s SHOP section (p. 15, if you are browsing on your device). Here’s a link to the main story.   How about some inspiration for throwing out clutter? I also wrote this story about a family that lives in…

  • Another tooth!

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    Joseph lost another tooth! Well, more “yanked out” than “lost.” Adding freelance barber and freelance tooth extractor to my skill set during quarantine.   . . Here’s a story I wrote for ParentMap about skills other people have been learning lately. (My favorite is the mom who taught her kid how to deep clean the…

  • Cherry blossoms

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    One of my favorite spring traditions is visiting the Quad, but this year, UW asked people to stay away. So here are the cherry blossoms on our street instead. 🌸🌸🌸 Photo taken with a tripod and self timer. And here is a far more accurate picture. These guys just looove getting their picture taken. I wrote a…

  • Backyard fun and virtual field trips

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    My story is in The Seattle Times! With a photo of Paul in our backyard.  

  • Haircuts

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    Haircut day for the guys, before and after. No barbershops? No problem.

  • Coloring and some catch up

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    The family that colors together stays together. Joseph really, really wanted to everyone to color, so we made his dream come true. A couple of photos from before social distancing started: My lunch dates.   Sunlight at the Gates Foundation visitor’s center.   Water play at the science center.   We used a library pass…

  • At-home fun with kids

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    School is cancelled until at least April 27 and privately I am THRILLED To have this time with Joseph and Paul. We had a super fun day today (and will continue to for the next 6 weeks). Some people stocked up on toilet paper — I stocked up on family-size boxes of Froot Loops because my…