Losing Focus

While scanning my Google reader the other day, I came across this wonderful nugget from The Greenhouse Agency's Julia Churchill . She wa...

Optimist

I tend to be an optimist. Unfortunately. When it comes to our house remodel, I'm afraid I've been a terrible optimist. Me: "Su...

Bring on the Bird

Happy Thanksgiving! And what a Thanksgiving tomorrow will be. My parents-in-law have been cooking almost non-stop for the last two days. I t...

I Ask Myself....

...why do I spend money on toys for my children when packing bubbles entertain them just as well?

Close-Up

Every baby goes through this stage, but that doesn't make it any less of a milestone. Now that Sophie's walking, I can't take no...

Nutty for Nutcracker

Believe it or not, Christmas is in the air already here in Prosser. This year, we had a first for our family: Anna wanted to be in the Nutcr...

Chinese Road Rules

This CNN article about driving in China made me seriously homesick for Tianjin. There was always something fun, exciting -- let's just ...

WIP Wednesday: Uh, It's Thursday

I know, I know, it's not Wednesday, but I haven't written one of these posts in so long, and I finally have something to share. For ...

FiTG Update: Criss Cross

I'm glad I read Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins. She captures something about the beginnings of adolescence, something intangible. I ...

Selfishly

Thursday was the last football practice of the year. I don't like being selfish. Everyone knows I love Prosser football, and it would ha...

He's Six

What craziness possessed me to schedule our furniture delivery on my son's sixth birthday? Needless to say it was an exhausting morning....

Wanna Go To Red Robin?

"Do you wanna go to Red Robin?" The Loy family in Bellingham, WA are our dear friends. We met them when we lived up there for two ...

Boo!

Talk about culture shock. We barely got into September before I was walking into stores and seeing Halloween everywhere. Everywhere. Aisle a...

Firsts: The Pumpkin Patch

(Anna's overly-sensitive sniffer was greatly offended by the smells at the pumpkin patch. She spent most of her visit plugging her nose ...