The heavy reality of heading back to work hit like a ton of bricks this morning as I spent two hours driving a mere 15 miles to work. Nothing like starting a new job the same day the regional transit goes on strike. And as I crawled down the freeway en route to the newContinue reading “Adventuring: Aquarium & Dim Sum”
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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””
Button Bracelets: An Addict’s Story
I am kinda cheating because I really didn’t make this today for the Make Stuff Up Challenge. I am writing about it today but really it was part of a making binge on Sunday. If you recall, on Sunday I made some tie dye tissue paper flowers for my neighbor girl’s birthday. But what IContinue reading “Button Bracelets: An Addict’s Story”
Adventuring: Wind, Water & Pinkberry
We were going to head to the ocean today but the cold, windy weather threw a kink in that plan. We only had one adventure day left in this long weekend so I had to think quick and recalibrate towards warmer climates. Eastward bound it was. In some early morning research, I had found aContinue reading “Adventuring: Wind, Water & Pinkberry”
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