Category: The Seattle Times

I have a very low tolerance for messy crafts, but one highly anticipated day each year, we make our own ornaments. 4 cups of flour, 1 cup of salt and about 2 cups of hot water (keep adding until it gets to dough consistency). Pop in the oven at 325 degrees for 45 minutes so…

Too cloudy for us to see the Great Conjunction, but we did catch a beautiful sunset.

I got the story behind this AMAZING Schitt’s Creek house on Queen Anne for The Seattle Times. The guy also does up his yard as the Bates Motel for Halloween. Just wow. Schitt’s Creek even posted this house on their Instagram!! Some of the other houses on Queen Anne we love. These guys do such…

First kid: Scour Pinterest for all the crafty homemade things. Second kid: …

What Paul does for fun. This child is definitely mine.

This is what we call in the biz a drive-by shooting. Puyallup and back last night, without stepping a foot out of the car, for a sneak peak at the Fair’s Holiday Magic drive-through. My story is on ParentMap here.

Same spot, same kids, four years apart. WHAT. Where are my squishy baby cheeks?? Sort of related, here’s a story I wrote for The Seattle Times with ideas for an uncancelled Christmas.

The field at school was always a dust bowl in the summer, and a mud pit in the winter. With 500+ pairs of feet trampling on it every day, that grass never stood a chance. It’s long and lush now. Happy for the grass, sad for the kids.

Did you know you can rent rowboats for free at The Center for Wooden Boats? Signups are now online; it’s super easy and there are tons of slots Wednesday through Sunday. We had a lovely boat ride, and Chris got a workout. If you’re getting on a rowboat, definitely bring someone to row the boat.