Archive for May, 2007

it doesn’t take a miracle

Ever since this article published a few weeks ago, my primary daily goal is to off-set the carbon emissions of our car. When we bought the Touareg two years ago, we justified the decision a variety of ways; it would be our only car, we would fight the urge to upgrade to a V8 […]

With the local pool open for business, summer is nearly here. Offering a packed schedule, we opted for another full summer of casual lessons in the warmer “tot pool” before starting Dillon in more structured “three-year” lessons next year. After only a few weeks of outdoor classes for work and a couple days […]

people said it would go so fast

As the thermometer approached 80 degrees today, we headed out for our first official day of summer. The neighborhood pool opened this weekend, swimming lessons began this afternoon and I spent the afternoon spinning my bike around Magnolia with Dillon in tow. Days like today remind me why I love the neighborhood so […]

send in the messengers

I’ve been expecting this morning’s Seattle Times article for a bit now, ever since I was contacted for a Mother’s Day piece a couple of months ago. After Dillon so generously slept-in and Chris was willing to give me a few additional winks, it seemed silly not to take full advantage. But like […]

be a symbol for procreation

As I come up on my third Mother’s day, I’m realizing that the observation of such a day is less about honoring my role as a mother and more about celebrating the fact that I made it another year without either selling Dillon on ebay or drinking myself into a coma. With so much […]