As long as we've lived here, this play area has been full of kids during daylight hours. While it's usually empty overnight, I've never seen it look as lonely as it did Wednesday, when we hit a record 105 degrees in Seattle. Playtime cancelled on account of sunshine. One year ago: and you thought haggis [...]
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As it turns out, I have a lot to learn about packing my daughter up to go anywhere more than 5 minutes away from home. This weekend was the PNW Highland Games in Enumclaw, Washington. We go every year. Every year we get sunburned, eat greasy food, and listen to really loud music - and [...]
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Gem looks so cool in these shades.
Read MoreAs I write this we are sitting outside at a table with an umbrella. Next to us is a fountain; the soothing sound of falling water is occasionally punctuated by the squeals of toddlers splashing, and kicking, and soaking themselves. We are just feet from a gardening store, plants and flowers spill out onto the [...]
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