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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…
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Seattle!
Welcome back to the Cascades! Yesterday, we trampsed around Seattle for a few hours seeing it with fresh and excited eyes- our new hometown! The Seattle airport is one of my favorite to fly into because of the views of the Cascades and specifically Mt. Rainer. Mt. Rainer We met our landlord, Laura and saw…
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Purge?
Right now in the packing when 3/4 of our stuff is in boxes, I have this overwhelming desire to leave it all behind and start fresh. Can you have an estate sale before you die? Lot sale, anyone? Unfortunately, there’s no time to sell anything else. So I guess it’s coming with. I gotta say…
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Thank you, thank you, thank you
My girlfriend Claire told me about a book she read where the author says: “I have two prayers.” One of them was “Thank you, thank you, thank you.” I’ve been saying that over and over the past few days. There’s a swing on the front porch! A few nights ago we found housing in Seattle.…
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Kamik Rainboots in RED!
A few weeks ago I mentioned my fixation with rainboots. Something about our imminent move to Seattle has convinced me that buying rainboots is top priority. And I tend to be rather one-track minded. At first I was convinced that Hunters were the way to go, their blog’s summary of their long and illustrious history…
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Loving Rain: One
I’m determined to conquer Seattle’s rain and gray. Here’s my first proactive attempt. Here’s the most obvious starter: Maybe I should set a goal to learn the choreography to this song, and perform it live before I leave Seattle- Hah! Why not?! (I’m thinking of starting a rainy day soundtrack- send your favorite rain songs…
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Rainboots
I’m seriously considering purchasing a pair of Hunter rainboots. I bought a pair of Sperry’s two years ago, and they have a three inch crack down one side- and look terrible. I’m moving to Seattle, maybe it’s time. The trick is: what color? Should I go for the classic – goes with everything black: Or…