Archive for the ‘Ramblings’ Category

Emma wants to know…

Sunday, September 9th, 2012

Emma wants to know "Are you ready for some football?!?!?"

Loganberry Lane Park

Sunday, August 26th, 2012

Today we again took Emma to Loganberry Lane Park, which is quite close to us. We had a great time walking on some of the trails, Shaun got in some running, and Emma got to play with quite a few other well behaved and friendly dogs. She's now ...

Review: ParaNorman

Saturday, August 18th, 2012

I just got back from seeing ParaNorman. It was awesome! A good story, absolutely awesome animation, and lots of funny moments and fun sight gags. It would be on the scary side for the little ones, but overall a great film for just about anyone. The ...

Pacific Northwest Corgi Picnic

Saturday, August 4th, 2012

Today was the annual Pacific Northwest Corgi Picnic, hosted by Leo and Kathy Notenboom. Thanks for another great event! The best guess at headcount was about 120 people and about the same number of corgis. Check out my Flickr set here, or see some highlights below. :-) ...

Your Random Dose of Emma

Tuesday, July 31st, 2012

Just because you need more cute Emma pictures. :-) All tucked in Couch cuddling Corgi kisses

Froggy!

Saturday, July 21st, 2012

Check out the little friend on our front door this evening (my index finger shown for scale)! :-) We hear the little frogs all the time, and we see the tadpoles in the retaining pond, but this is the first time I've seen one of the mature ...

New Collar

Monday, July 2nd, 2012

We got a new collar for Emma this past weekend. The old one was getting pretty grungy. I think she likes it. ;-)

Congratulations to My Husband!

Sunday, June 10th, 2012

Today, my husband graduated from the University of Washington with his Juris Doctor degree. Onward to the bar!

Rockridge Orchards Winery

Monday, June 4th, 2012

This past weekend was filled with farmers markets. I went to the University District Farmers Market on Saturday and the Everett Farmers Market on Sunday. I got some excellent Tayberry wine from Rockridge Orchards at the U-District market. They also had some wonderful apple cider. I ...

Corgi Frap-Fest 2012

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Leo and Kathy host two corgi events every year - a "frap-fest" at the beginning of summer and a huge corgi picnic towards the end of summer. The frap-fest was yesterday, and Emma and I were able to go. She had a blast and spent the remainder of ...