Well, summer is coming to an end for me, short but sweet. I head into a new job tomorrow satisfied with all I’ve squeezed out of the last few months and a little nervous for new beginnings. During my time off it was my goal to: 1) Dust off my creative side since my lastContinue reading “Ends and Starts”
Monthly Archives: June 2013
“This is my Pajamas”: Customize Your iPhone Ringtones
My daughter, out of the blue, started to occasionally speak with an accent that sounds somewhere between a southern drawl and a cartoon character. Around the same time, she also started doing this random thing where, while getting ready for bed, she would stand there naked and dramatically point to herself and say “This isContinue reading ““This is my Pajamas”: Customize Your iPhone Ringtones”
Adventuring: The (New) Exploratorium
Today I picked back up the world’s slowest basement remodel by putting another coat of primer on the walls. This “make” is just too boring to put words to. Instead I am digging out an Exploratorium adventure from a couple of weeks ago that I never got around to writing about. Well, ok. (deep breath)Continue reading “Adventuring: The (New) Exploratorium”
Adventuring: Girls Day Out
My girl and I decided we were long overdue for a Mama/Ellie day. Just the two of us, adventuring in the far-off, exotic lands of Pleasanton where we hit up a tea house and the Build-A-Bear Workshop. It was a very fluffy-pink-sparkly-floral kinda day, the type of day that doesn’t often happen in our typicalContinue reading “Adventuring: Girls Day Out”
Bunk Bed Forts!
After all of this adventuring lately, I was itching to do something hands-on creative today so I dug out a project that’s been sitting in the back of my head for awhile. Ever since getting the kids a bunk bed I’ve wanted to make it into a bed-fort and today I finally pulled it off.Continue reading “Bunk Bed Forts!”
Adventuring: Lawrence Hall of Science
Not much making has been going on in this house over the last week. With school out, two more weeks work-free for me, and camps yet to start, we’ve been in full-blown adventure mode. Over the last week we’ve been to The Exploratorium, Lawrence Hall of Science, Coyote Point & CuriOdyssey, Japantown SF, The BoneContinue reading “Adventuring: Lawrence Hall of Science”
Restaurant Challenge: 1400 Bar & Grill
The Restaurant Challenge continues, our latest pick: 1400 Bar & Grill. Typically we pick from the slips of paper in the pot but tonight Jack preempted this with his own suggestion. See, recently 1400 got a stamp of approval in Jack’s mind because he ran into a friend who had just finished dinner there. HisContinue reading “Restaurant Challenge: 1400 Bar & Grill”
Adventuring: Coyote Point & CuriOdyssey
Shhhhh… I’m going to let you in on a little secret. It’s a GOOD one that my friend turned me onto recently. The local libraries in the bay area (and maybe beyond?) offer free tickets to local museums and attractions. Places like the Academy of Sciences and the Discovery Museum. For free. Right? I know!Continue reading “Adventuring: Coyote Point & CuriOdyssey”
Take-Out Box Thank You “Cards”
Unbelievably, the last day of school jumped on us out of nowhere. I know everyone says it… time flies, it all goes by so fast, etc, etc. But Kindergarten was warp speed ahead. Snip-snap, this year is done. Jack was officially “promoted” to 1st grade today and, since we’ve been spinning in end of schoolContinue reading “Take-Out Box Thank You “Cards””
Happy Running Day: My Ultimate Running Music Mix
Happy National Running Day! Yes, it’s an official National “Day”: http://www.runningday.org/ In honor of this occassion (and to complete the Make Stuff Up challenge for today) I made my ultimate running mix for an 8 mile run. Then I ran to it. Now I am writing about it. Now, I didn’t just slap some songsContinue reading “Happy Running Day: My Ultimate Running Music Mix”
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