Category: The Seattle Times

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…

The Fair’s cancelled this year, so I wrote some ideas to DIY your own fair fun at home for The Seattle Times. I set up simple carnival games with stuff I had laying around ($0) and my kids thought it was awesome. That scone mix is really pretty good too, and you can get a…

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!

On our neighborhood walks, we often admire this house with a dahlia-filled raised bed in the parking strip. So sweet!

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.

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.