Category: Family

  • Flying through Tokyo

      We had a three hour layover in Tokyo before heading to Beijing. I was shocked by the landscape we saw flying in. I guess having heard how overpopulated Japan is, I figured I would see nothing but skyscrapers and high rise apartment buildings. Instead, what I saw was this: miles and miles of rice…

  • Rusticating with cousins

    Scotland playing ball with his cousin Bryce The first leg of our trip was spent with my folks in Moxee, WA gettting Scotland adjusted in preparation to leave him for two weeks (Ack!) Five of my other siblings were also there! It made for a mini-reunion, which was super fun. My parents live on a…

  • Enjoy Cleveland Week

    We’re down to 16 days.With all the “to-do’s” behind us, besides packing. We’re left with one “free” week. To reward ourselves for our proactive diligence we’ve dedicated this week: Enjoy Cleveland Week! Reading time by the fire set the tone Saturday and Sunday night.  Monday we were thrilled to wake up to an absolutely stunning…

  • Twenty-seven

    Happy birthday from my nephews Dallin, Bryce, and neice Claire! Yesterday, I turned 27. I can’t say the age feels particularly significant. Though, its placement in the year seems poignant- considering the changes that are sweeping over us. I guess 27 is a more appropriate age to learn to drive in Seattle traffic, to take…

  • Easter 2013

    Happy Easter! We were fortunate to have a gorgeous Easter weekend. The weather was warm and sunny Friday and Saturday, though a bit rainy and gray Sunday. We enjoyed coloring eggs on Saturday, and enjoyed egg sandwiches, an egg hunt and a delicious Easter dinner with friends on Sunday. Tom carried on his tradition of…

  • We signed!

    We put our house up for sale on March 16th. Eight Days later we got an offer. Two days after that we got a second offer. Yesterday we signed. It was a whirlwind of emotions. From the stress of keeping the house clean, to the anxiety of how to counter the first offer, to the…

  • NYC- Aunt Adi and Uncle Jeremy

    It’s been a whirlwind week for us. With the reality of our imminent move to the West coast we decided to capitilize on Tom’s time off, and our nearness to Adi and Cass and drive out and visit them one last time before we head off. We were nervous about the 20 hours of driving,…

  • Conversations with Scotland

    I love that Scotland carries on conversations now. He also comes up with funny observations. Last week he was out visiting teaching with me. Mary started asking him a few questions. At one point she asked, “Are you a big boy?” Scotland looked at her for several moments- with his big open-eyed thinking face and…

  • Seattle

    Sorry for being MIA for so long. Our internet was down for a week (grr) and then the blog was down, and then we left out of town, then we had to prep for three showings. . . you get the picture. Needless to say, I have SO much to say. Please allow me to…

  • Myrtle's BBQ

    Last Saturday our Grandma Myrtle hosted a BBQ. It started out with three couples and kept expanding until we had 16 people. Myrtle and I experienced a lot of joy anticipating the event. We talked about what to serve, who to invite, how to seat everyone, etc. We went shopping together to purchase all the…