Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 27th, 2009 No Comments »
Federal Way’s World Vision president ready for new role at White House – Seattle Times Interesting article re faith-based organizations receiving federal funds, and whether or not they should be allowed to hire based on religious beliefs. I love that Stearns, President of World Vision, doesn’t make it JUST about Christians, but brings in other [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 5th, 2009 1 Comment »
Me: “Thomas, you’re doing a great job coloring!” Thomas: “Do you wike dis cowah mama?” Me: “Yes, that’s a very pretty color.” Thomas: “Okay. Then I’ll cowah ah of de pitchow in dis cowah.” Me: [heart melting].
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 8th, 2009 7 Comments »
My friend Laurie, who lives on the East Coast, alerted me to this annual event here in Seattle – National Soup Swap Day. It started out local, but has become popular around the country. I love the Internet. So anyhow, we’re hosting a Soup Swap! Following are the details. If you plan to come, please [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 27th, 2008 1 Comment »
Moses Cooks We met Moses several months ago – he goes to our church and we started attending the same community group as him. Our community group begins with a pot luck dinner, and he always brings a home made, baked from scratch, dessert. Not something you expect from a guy with tattooed eyebrows. He [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 4th, 2008 No Comments »
It was rainy over Thanksgiving weekend, but that didn’t stop us from getting out. Thomas and a friend spent some time together doing boy things, which involved riding bikes and playing with Transformers, to name just a couple. There was also talk of Kung Fu Panda and Light Saber battles. The cupcake shop was golden [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 3rd, 2008 1 Comment »
Ruthie does! And she’ll sing ‘em for ya! But first I would like to point out her cheeks. Aren’t they just yummy?! I saw those cheeks on an ultrasound photo when I was 26 weeks pregnant, and they have always been adorable. Also, the level of her concentration impressed me. Maybe if you’re not her [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 5th, 2008 4 Comments »
track breastfeeding schedules on your iPhone – Techmamas This obviously doesn’t apply to me at the moment, but I am fascinated by technology that is useful to me should I find myself in this… predicament. More and more I find myself consolidating my entire life into one place, despite all efforts to sabotage this. I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 25th, 2008 2 Comments »
I’ve seen a marketing campaign with this slogan on a huge banner against a newly built Belltown apartment building or condominium, and it sounds rather appealing to me at times. Bryan’s been working downtown Seattle since late last year, which is a marked improvement from his commute to San Jose a couple years ago. However, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 28th, 2007 No Comments »
My first essay contribution to A Wild Ride is posted here – a story about Ruthie and I having a clash of the crayons. I met Elizabeth, the administrator of this blog, at the recent KOMO tv blogger meet-up, and look forward to sending her more stories of parenting Zug Style.
Posted in Blog Stuff, Uncategorized on Apr 5th, 2007 No Comments »
I should really call these posts ‘Twenty Minutes of Fame,’ since that’s about how long each segment is, but that just isn’t catchy. Here is part 2 of the Kindlings Muse panel discussion with Dick Staub. In this segment you get to hear Dick put me on the spot with a question about Mars Hill’s [...]
Posted in Bryan, Getting Things Done, Uncategorized on Mar 19th, 2007 1 Comment »
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Posted in Fun Pile, Uncategorized on Sep 4th, 2006 3 Comments »
We also went to Target to buy me a yoga mat, and came out with a new bicycle for Ruthie. We’ve talked about getting her one for awhile, and yesterday just seemed like a good day. She’s so stuck in a rut with her boring three wheeled life that she kept calling it her new [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 18th, 2006 No Comments »
Where have I been? I’ve been reading. And doing this. And doing that. I have many hobbies and only space for one at a time. That is where I’ve been. Book Pile. I finished About Grace for our book club on Monday (here at my house. Are you coming?). I liked it. I found it [...]
Posted in Piling It On (and taking it off), Uncategorized on May 22nd, 2006 3 Comments »
Last Thursday I was discouraged because I hadn’t lost any weight. I wasn’t too worried about it because I knew I had splurged a little on Mother’s Day when a few men made their wives a fantastically decadent brunch complete with Mimosa’s. Also, I ate my gift of chocolate covered raisins liberally (my favorite!!) all [...]
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