Travel Maps for Travel Journals
I’ve come up for air for a minute from the hectic pace of back-to-school to work on the kids’ travel journals for our upcoming trip. Today I drew the route maps for our flights out and back; not the actual map but an approximation…
Spiral Cut Hotdogs
Tonight I made spiral cut hotdogs – they were great – I thought they tasted much better than non-spiraled dogs. On the grill (initially I started half with skewers and half without to see which worked better, but they ended up cooking better without…
Sketching Felt-board Story Ideas
I’m sketching ideas for the felt story board for the kids – these pictures are for ‘Stone Soup’.
Blackberry Lemon Pound Cake
A few days ago we hit our secret blackberry spot again and picked a couple more pails of blackberries which have been in the fridge since then. I needed to use up at least some of them today and I wanted to try something…
Time to Overhaul the Bedrooms (Again)
My mother-in-law left recently, which means we had a guest room just sitting empty. We debated moving our son back into his own room, but decided for now to keep the kids together in one room and turn the other room into a playroom….
Felt-Board for Storytelling
We have a big trip coming up in about 6 weeks and it involves a loooong plane ride, so I’m starting to think about how to entertain the little munchkins while we’re airborne. One thought was to make a small feltboard that I can…
Cleaning Up in the Garden
We’ve got a big event coming up next weekend, so I took some time today to try and neaten up the garden. I did a lot of deadheading flowers, picking blueberries, and evaluating what’s done for the year and which pots need new flowers….
A Nature Walk in the Middle of the City
We took a nature hike today to Foster Island, a little island in Lake Washington that is part of the Washington Park Arboretum. Its a nice short level hike, over a mix of muddy, boggy trail and floating boardwalks and bridges. We saw lots…
Summertime Grilled Chicken Supper
On a warm summer Sunday, I always like to indulge my urge to cook out on the grill. Tonight I made grilled chicken thighs, corn on the cob, and white rice with basil. I did have a big assist from Alvaro – he made…
Tilapia with Peppers and Onions
Tonight was a quick dinner – pan-friend tilapia smothered with onions and sweet bell peppers, served with steamed rice and broccoli. Super easy and super kid friendly (my kids aren’t into fried onions and peppers so I left it off their portions). Tilapia with…
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