Posted in Bryan, Fun Pile on Apr 12th, 2008 No Comments »
It really is true that the early bird gets the worm.
One of Bryan’s co-workers was selling a pair of tickets to last night’s Mariner’s game, and sent out an email early that morning. Bryan, being the early bird that he is, snatched them up before many had even come into the office. […]
Posted in Everyday, Fun Pile on Mar 24th, 2008 2 Comments »
We come to Lake Wilderness often for our hiking adventures, but I liked the late spring morning sun as it filtered through the trees on this day. I love the tall pines here, and the lush forest floor with its cozy trails to hug you as you approach unseen bends. When I was a […]
Posted in Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be), Fun Pile, Picture Book on Feb 16th, 2008 2 Comments »
Posted in Bryan, Fun Pile on Jan 10th, 2008 No Comments »
B: Who wants to play Lego Star Wars with daddy?!
T: ME!
R: ME!
T: NO! ME!
R: NO! ME!
(repeat several times)
B: You can take turns playing. Thomas will go first since he said it first.
J: Nice.
B: What?
J: Way to reinforce the concept of putting others before yourself.
B: Hey, it’s the rules of the arcade - first kid […]
Posted in Getting Things Done, Fun Pile on Dec 8th, 2007 2 Comments »
After coffee and breakfast with Dave the house guest, we sent him off to meet his traveling companion filled with all sorts of ideas for how to spend their day. Last night we all had dinner with Heartichoke and husband at The 5 Spot - a great little “spot” on the top of Queen […]
Posted in Fun Pile on Oct 26th, 2007 1 Comment »
This weekend we have the kids from our babysitting co-op all night and all day tomorrow so our friends can get out of town. Which means we have five kids. Which means I’m making breakfast for five kids. Which means we’re taking five kids trick-or-treating at our neighborhood Halloween party. Did I mention these five […]
Posted in Friendship, Fun Pile, Food & Drink on Oct 4th, 2007 6 Comments »
Last night about nine or ten gals came over for a Recipe Swap and Menu Planning Party that I hosted. The group was mixed, consisting of friends from all different compartments of my life, including local bloggers.
I didn’t really plan to have a format, so everyone just brought their cookbooks and notebooks and […]
Posted in Friendship, Fun Pile, Picture Book on Sep 25th, 2007 4 Comments »
1. Stand on a tall ladder over a treacherous patch of blackberry bushes in order to pick plumbs off the top of the tree
2. Sit around like old ladies, chattering about weddings and babies and the first days of school, while pitting plumbs.
3. More chattering while chop chop chopping.
4. Carry the load […]
Posted in Friendship, Fun Pile on Sep 4th, 2007 1 Comment »
I will not name any names to preserve the integrity of all participants, but several desperate housewives gathered in my basement tonight for a big screen HD viewing of Justin Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveShow on HBO.
O-my-ga. The man has some moves.
One of my friends came downstairs at one point and said, “There was a huge streak of […]
Posted in Fun Pile on Sep 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
1. Margaritas
2. Corn fritters with cilantro lime dressing
3. So much homemade Mexican food I had to be rolled down the driveway
4. Margaritas
5. Thomas throwing a fit because he didn’t get to open any presents
6. Twenty kids and two pinata’s
7. Friends I haven’t seen in months
8. My friend sending his four year old son to […]
Posted in Ruthie, Fun Pile, Thomas on Sep 1st, 2007 2 Comments »
1. Said loudly on the ferry -
Ruthie: Thomas! Where’s your bus?
Thomas (thinking she said ‘butt,’ he grabs his ass): I put my butt wight hee-ah! (And grabbing his crotch) And my pee-pee’s wight hee-ah!
2. Bryan and Ruthie leave to get a table at Red Robin while Thomas and I wait ten minutes in the car […]
Posted in Fun Pile on Jul 28th, 2007 2 Comments »
This morning I was awakened at 6:30am by the quivering voice of a fully clothed four year old: “Mama, I thought we was going to the parade….” She was hard to convince, but we did manage to get her into bed with us, and I spent the next hour and a half with her […]
Posted in Fun Pile, Travel on Jul 23rd, 2007 2 Comments »
I just returned from five days and four nights of camping in the rain. It was a little overwhelming, but we just couldn’t stay away as it was the week of our favorite music festival on an island north of Seattle. For five days everything felt damp, even if it wasn’t actually wet […]
Posted in Everyday, Fun Pile on Jul 10th, 2007 No Comments »
We discovered that Maple Valley is a dog-friendly town, permitting dogs to walk with their owners on the trails at the arboretum as well as relax at the beach when said hike is finished. The city I live in is not dog friendly, so this is a fantastic discovery for the Zugs.
Saturday night […]
Posted in Fun Pile, Family on Jul 5th, 2007 No Comments »
On the 4th we drove North to Bellingham where my dad has a condo on Lake Whatcom. The weather was beautiful, the kids were great, and the food was yummy. And there was plenty of laziness going around for everyone to enjoy.
That night I drove home, and around 10pm we were […]