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Pushing boundaries
This past Sunday was a beautiful sunny autumn day in the Northwest. TJ and I took Ty with us to a tweetup held at Mack & Jack’s brewery in Redmond, WA. Our friend Evonne organized it. It was also her birthday. About a dozen Twitter friends enjoyed a fun afternoon together. The weekend before, we took [...]
High school homecoming – 17 days to go
“Girls are always venting to me,” Ty said while cleaning up after dinner. I smiled and waited for more. “Have you decided what to do about homecoming?” I mentioned casually. “I’ll probably go with my friends,” he shrugged. We chatted about about what he will wear for the occasion. “You don’t plan on asking anyone [...]
Poke, poke.
For the record, I’m anti-poking on Facebook. FB hugs, ignored. FB quizzes, hidden. FB farm animal tossing or drink passing, rejected. Basically, I’m just a party pooper on Facebook. No fun at all. There’s one game I don’t hide if my FB friends play it, and that is Bejeweled. My very talented friend Joey Trimmer [...]
Spectacles
Ty got his 1st pair of eyeglasses today. He’s been anticipating its arrival for over a week. I suspect he really likes them. He had spent quite some time selecting _the_ frame after his eye exam 10 days ago. Instead of showering him with “mom’s opinion,” I suggested that he ask a young lady clerk [...]
To Robbie… Love, Santa
I caught wind that there was going to be a wrap party at the North Pole last night. Ty was coming along. We followed the super secret directions and found Santa’s workshop in a large warehouse at the south end of Seattle. Upon entering, it was evident that the elves have already been hard at [...]
Morning Routine
(This is a random piece I wrote back in June 2008, with the thought that I’d include it in my blog someday.) Every school day morning, I help Ty get ready for the day. There have been a few more steps involved since his wrist became injured. First, I knock on his bedroom door to [...]
Happy Birthday
I had spent a lot of time thinking about this new adventure — trying to choose a name for it, imagining what it will look like, wondering if it will project or even amplify some of my idiosyncrasies. On the night of November 30, while making banana-chocolate-chip-walnut bread, I was watching the time. It was [...]
From shoelaces to neckties