BACK AT IT: The kids and Christian arrived home last night, with loads of dirty laundry, a few mosquito bites and good memories of their tri...

MY DAYS ARE NUMBERED: Today was Day 5 of the Great House Painting Project. Since Sunday, I've been working away at it, and by this mor...

STARRY EYED: This morning I had to head to the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle for a meeting about taxes. Not usually the most fun th...

IN TENTS: Reports from campers down south are positive.  They have an enormous, multi-room tent, comfy beds, and the weather is agreeable...

MAKING UP: Yeah, so, we're still kicking here at MPA.  Apologies for being rather terrible about keeping up-to-date here. We'...

THE MORNING AFTER: The morning of Independence Day, Mt. Rainier (Tahoma) put on a show in blue and white (but no red). It was gorgeous....

CUTESY: For several months running now, the kids and I have helped decorate the monthly calendar of events at a local transitional housing...