One Little Monkey
...holds a lot of memories. I am doing some cleaning up and cleaning out around the house. Admit it. You're jealous of my rockin' start to the unofficial kick off to summer, right? 🙂 With both kids occupied downstairs, I took the opportunity late this afternoon to...
And, these Portlanders are TWO!
Today marks our two-year birthday as Portlanders! Â I should have gotten a cake or something to celebrate. What a slacker. Two years. Kind of hard to believe. In fact, I still consider myself as "new here" and "just moved from Philadelphia". At the same time, I...
Halloween Decorating by Grace
Despite my crazy whirlwind of catching almost every contagious illness out there over the past month, our candy lovers and dress-up aficionados have been getting ready for the big day at the end of the month - Halloween. (I am talking about Gavin and Grace - not me....
New Lights!
Well, we did it. We swapped out the light above our dining table. We weren't totally sure we needed to (as I said here), but when the light we were eyeing went on sale for a limited time, we figured we should take advantage. The old switcheroo worked out well - our...
A Tiny Taste of Childhood Summers in Philadelphia
When we were young, the Mister Softee truck was always a welcome after-dinner summer treat for us city kids. We'd fill sweltering summer days playing kick the can, riding Big Wheels or "swimming" in round plastic pools from K-Mart in the shared driveways (or alleys -...
Earth Day Sacks
Gavin and I just ran to the store to drop a package at the Post Office and pick up a few things for dinner. On the way in, he said, "Wait! We're going to Bales?" I said, "Yes, we're going to Bales." He did a little jump / fist pump action and said, "YES! Maybe you'll...