After we saw the Muppet exhibit at the EMP/Science Fiction Museum, I realized that I had made a tactical error. Once we’d seen all there was to see at the exhibit, we came home and THEN started watching Muppet Show DVDs. As a result, Tad is now totally hooked on the Muppets, and is especially […]

Part 1 in a series. Rainier cherries. Feast your eyes upon their sweet, blushing goodness. Available locally now at the Yakima Fruit Market (and other grocery stores around here, but YFM has the cheapest price for them per pound at the moment). The Webmaster and I, being Northwest natives, are particularly fond of this cherry. […]

The kids spent most of yesterday in our backyard. After Tad was home from school and I had gotten home from Bible study, I was starting to work on lunch when Tad called me. “Mama! Mama! Go outside? Go p’ay outside?” He was standing at our back door with his lightsaber in hand. “Sure, go […]

If Ane thinks it’s summer, then she also thinks she should be allowed to dress like it’s summer. However, after a heatwave that broke a few records for early June last week (we actually peaked at 91 degrees last week – no laughing, those of you in warmer climates) and Ane ready to wear shorts […]