Here’s to the Moms – a Celebration of Motherhood
celebrating moms and the various challenges they overcome every day
Traveling to Alaska
I'm thinking about going to Alaska. Next week. Who goes to Alaska in February? This is the time of year even Alaskans try to escape. Well, my...
Genuine Smiles
I have the hardest time getting good shots of my daughter these days. When she sees me coming with the camera, she either hides, makes a face, or...
Vera Beautified Me for Get Hitched Give Hope
I was getting ready for Get Hitched Give Hope, an amazing, annual charity event that pairs wedding planners and vendors with happy couples planning their nuptials, and the proceeds benefit two organizations that support people living with cancer: the Young Survival Coalition and the Dream Foundation. It was my biggest formal event of the season, and the driving Seattle rain had just gone horizontal.
The Haircut
My girl got a haircut. Those beautiful, long, golden locks were cut and donated. She is so proud.
2014 – Year end wrap-up
2014 was full of big changes and new beginnings for us. Hunting for a new home was stressful, but we knew we'd be ok wherever we landed as long as...
Gem’s Gems 2014 Wrapup
My kid says some funny stuff, and every year I post a round-up of some of her best lines. enjoy. Ambition G: I can be anything I want when I grow...
Outside looking in: a flash-forward peek at my future in parenting
My daughter recently competed in her first chess tournament. I was more nervous than she was. She's only 5, and I worried about sportsmanship, I...
YSC, the Tour de Pink, and #GivingTuesday
A couple months ago, after a Tour de Pink training ride, my friend and fellow cancer survivor, Karen Lawson, posted a selfie on Facebook, and wrote,...