Posted in Picture Book, Thomas, Travel on Nov 19th, 2010 1 Comment »
At LAX for our return flight to Seattle we were herded into a queue that took us to an escalator that led to the security screening on the second floor. As Thomas boarded the escalator, he didn’t make the turn wide enough for his wheely bag to clear the end, and it got stuck. As [...]
Posted in Picture Book, Travel on Nov 14th, 2010 2 Comments »
I’ve spent the better part of the last three days at the pool in my brother’s neighborhood. Ruthie’s finally tall enough to stand in the shallow end, and Thomas won’t leave the steps, which means I get an easy afternoon to watch the clouds float by. Oh wait – California doesn’t have any clouds. Haha! [...]
Posted in Everyday, Picture Book on Sep 5th, 2010 No Comments »
My friend Randy and I were talking photo apps recently and he told me about a photo booth app that takes multiple shots in a strip and he’s all, “Here! Lemme show you how it works!” and points his iPhone camera at me, and as the camera clicks away at the four shots he’s all, [...]
Posted in Everyday, Picture Book on May 25th, 2009 1 Comment »
Posted in On Writing, Picture Book, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on May 1st, 2009 2 Comments »
Photo by Randy Stewart – blog.stewtopia.com I had a great time doing The Sanity Hacks of a Stay at Home Mom at Ignite, and was so thrilled by the experience I could do it over and over again. Thanks to Bryan for believing in me, and for convincing me that what I had to say [...]
Posted in Bryan, Everyday, Picture Book, Ruthie on Apr 27th, 2009 2 Comments »
Me: So Ruthie, your homework tonight is to write three words in the “air” family. Ruthie: CHAIR! Me: Awesome. What’s another one? Ruthie: STAIR! Me: Yup. One more! Ruthie: PAIR! Me: Close! I know it sounds the same, but that’s actually spelled P-E-A-R. Ruthie: [blank stair stare] Me: Um, yeah. Actually, PAIR is right. Good [...]
Posted in Picture Book, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Feb 17th, 2009 5 Comments »
Flash Slideshow Thanks to some Christmas money we still had and friends who loaned us their house in a beach town, we still had a wonderful getaway weekend alone. As in, without kids. It was kind of nice getting jostled out of our regular Portland routine (and out of our regular ocean routine, as well). [...]
Posted in Picture Book, The Dirt on Aug 7th, 2008 7 Comments »
Posted in Picture Book, Travel on Jul 25th, 2008 2 Comments »
Have you ever seen hydrangeas this color? I haven’t. Pinks! and Purples! These were along the waterfront near The Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco.
Posted in Picture Book, Soundrack on Jul 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
It occurred to me this year that Sufjan Stevens may never release another album EVER AGAIN. It sure seems like that, anyway, and I’m not the only one who thinks so. But listening to Andrew Bird play live at Zoo Tunes tonight, I decided I just might be able to live with that. Andrew Bird [...]
Posted in BlogHer, Picture Book, Travel on Jul 23rd, 2008 4 Comments »
I know you’re wildly anticipating the video of my BlogHer Community Keynote reading, but I would first like to torture you with a few more pictures of my trip to San Francisco. (yawn). I friend I’ve known forever and ever drove up from San Jose to spend the day with me on Sunday, and we [...]
Posted in Picture Book, Travel on Jul 22nd, 2008 4 Comments »
Tell me, just tell me HOW I could have resisted buying this beautiful amber ring in San Francisco’s Chinatown, especially – ESPECIALLY – when my very savvy shopper friend says to the woman, "would you take FIFTEEN for this?" NEVER underestimate the power of a good bartering friend.
Posted in BlogHer, Picture Book, Travel on Jul 21st, 2008 No Comments »
Sunday morning after BlogHer I took it easy, then a friend drove up from San Jose to meet me in the city. We scored free parking after a pay lot’s pay machine rejected my five dollar bill. TAKE THAT.
Posted in Bryan, Everyday, Picture Book on Jul 4th, 2008 No Comments »
2003 was our first Fourth of July as parents. It was also Bryan’s first paid holiday in nearly his entire working life, having lived the high life of a freelancer until I got knocked up with Ruthie. It was the first time I’d ever seen him relax – like, REALLY relax – because he wasn’t [...]
Posted in Picture Book, The Dirt on Jul 2nd, 2008 2 Comments »
Be warned: what you see here is not my best work. It is what Anne Lamott describes in Bird By Bird as a series of “shitty first drafts.” Blogging dragged me kicking and screaming out of creative constipation by getting me to actually write. So I do that. A lot. Without worrying about every word choice or comma placement.
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