WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY: Several weeks ago, we received a LEGO kit I had on special order. It's the NASA Mars Science Laboratory Cur...

RELICS: Today we took a field trip to Second Use, just south of the stadiums in the Sodo (South of Downtown) part of Seattle. We ...

  IN THE PINK: It poured last night, and early this morning, too. But starting at about 9:30, we managed to squeeze in a fairly dry, one...

ZEN RETREAT: Know a really lovely way to spend a lunch hour? Go to a garden center! That's what we did between the kids' math and...

Image credit:  Mars Exploration Rover Mission,  Texas A&M, Cornell, JPL, NASA;  http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140302.html   RED SUNSET...

UP AND AWAY: This afternoon we paid a visit to one of the kids' favorite places in the world - iFLY, for some indoor skydiving action....

MARVY MORNING:   The day dawned with blue skies, happy Friday to us! I decided we should take advantage ASAP, as the weather can change ra...