WooHoo! I made a trip to the homeland this weekend to make blagenda with my folks and one of my sisters. Her kids and my…
I’m in the homeland this weekend, staying at my sister’s so that we can make blagenda. Sleeping arrangements are pretty simple when I’m here: Sis…
WooHoo! Today is 10-10-10 and I’ve just run a 10K. Yay! This makes me happy because: It’s the furthest I’ve run since shortly before Paul…
Today’s post is brought to you by my totally awesome nephew, Haden. Please welcome my first-ever guest blogger. Yay! I’m here in a motel room…
Back in July, I was inspired by fish. It started as a general rambling, then turned to an actual plan for fishing on Labor Day Weekend. It was…
Yay! Pickle-making weekend has finally arrived. And just in time, as I was out of pickles. My folks arrived Friday night with freshly-picked cucumbers from…
I am one of those people who pushes herself a little (a lot?) too hard when there’s a goal to be met. But I’m trying…
My niece and nephew came out for a week of WSU summer camps. Parker to an overnight camp for smarty-pants kids and Haden to a…
My nephew and I enjoyed a nice picnic dinner before spending two hours hiking Kamiak Butte last night. We’d decided before the trip that we…
I love food. Expensive food, cheap food, homemade food, and overly-processed food-like substances. The last is a group that I don’t get to enjoy often,…
My 13-year-old niece thinks I’m pretty cool. In fact, she’s gone as far as to give me the nickname “Aunt Awesome.” She looks up to…
I would like to introduce myself as one who suffers from SUBS syndrome. Well, I guess I don’t really suffer from it, but the people…
I ran the Runner Stumbles 5K yesterday with my nephew. My cousin and her son joined us, too, which was a fun little treat. I…
In honour of my lovely niece’s 13th birthday tomorrow, I am holding a party for my head* this evening. Oh yes, I am! And I…
I took the day off work yesterday to watch my niece and her high school softball team play on the first day of the state…
I don’t know who decided that child labour was a bad thing. I mean, I had four children over for the weekend and I feel…
McKean’s Drive-In is the local burger joint in my hometown and is a true institution. When I was in school several of my friends worked…
Sixteen years ago I became an aunt when my eldest sister had her first child. I can’t believe that my sister has a kid old…
As much as I hate to admit my mistakes and mishaps, I feel that it’s only fair to share a bit of my humility – and it…
After a lovely couple of days in Yorkshire, we made the trip to Teesside on Sunday by way of a few small, back-country roads where…