NEW MASCOT:  So, the green guy above. He's ours. For whatever reason, I felt compelled to make him ours when I saw an eBay auction fro...

TEST KITCHEN:   So, the kids each have their hearts set on entering a cooking contest for those their age.    If you're a regular read...

SPRING STROLL:   The rain stayed at bay most of today, so we squeezed a short walk in this afternoon. We couldn't help but admire si...

ICE, ICE, BABY:   This weekend marked what has become an annual event for us: Polar Science Weekend at Seattle Center. It was rainy a...

HOOP-DI-DO: We spent around four fun hours inside Key Arena today, taking in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's NCAA basketball t...

STILL STANDING:   Look at Scott Kelly, conquering gravity like a boss! Just a few hours after returning to Earth after a 340-day absence...

THEY'RE BA-ACK!:  After 340 consecutive days off planet, astronaut Mark Kelly and cosmonaut  Mikhail Kornienko   have returned to Ea...