Category: The Seattle Times

Today’s civics lesson. Voting in Washington is so ridiculously easy there is NO excuse not to.

Yep, turned out looking just like the picture on the box. To be fair, it didn’t look THAT bad initially. The frosting just needed to firm up a bit. Here’s an action picture of everything starting to slide:

Wah! Remlinger Farms was a ghost town when we visited a few weeks ago, but now it’s back to business as usual. Crowds and long lines for all the rides, with everyone bunched up uncomfortably close. At least it’s all outdoors, right? There are so few fun things for kids open right now. Your wristband…

Evening walk at OSP. Fall snuck up on us that week we were stuck inside.

What a relief it is to be playing outside again! After a week of smoky air, our air quality is finally back to good.

Catching a hazy sunset at the beach.

“Just put our armor on and head into battle. With no swords, just laptops.” I wrote this Q&A with a kindergarten teacher extraordinaire for Seattle’s Child. Seattle School District is way too big and clunky, but I have so much respect for individual teachers who are really stepping up to make the most of the…

PSA: Fourth graders and their families can get a free pass to the national parks! It’s so easy to sign up online. I have been waiting years and years to have a fourth grader! We drove to Mount Rainier and Joseph got us all in for free, what a kid. It was so beautiful up at…