The week before a major vacation is almost always stressful… packing, getting everything squared away at work, making last … More

As Tenille well knows, having a Birthday any time near Christmas is a recipe for neglect.  (Her birthday is between … More

It’s been 11 days since the snow has kept us trapped from leaving our homes.  I didn’t want to have … More

Seattlelites don’t have to dream about a white Christmas.  We’re getting it.  It started snowing on December 13th, which caused … More

We had an incredible harvest of grapes this year (year 3).  I made some grape juice.  Unfortunately, after I drank … More

In our family, for our birthdays, we get to pick out our own gift.   We took Caleb to a game … More

Another Birthday has come and gone… I spent most of the day frying up, smoking, BBQing chicken drumsticks.  My wonderful … More

The theme for this year is “budget”… and it seems like the theme for Don every year is “home-made”.  This … More

After bum luck in Sequim with clamming, I had some pretty low expectations of our clamming trip to Ocean Shores.  … More