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Every summer, like clockwork, I hear my friends complain about the lack of things to do with their children once they are out of school. Throughout the school year parents are frantically keeping the homework moving, school lunches packed, kids in uniform, and sport schedules straight. Yet each summer those same parents regret all those…

Well this is a bit embarrassing. You’ve all showed up here because it’s Monday morning and you’re ready to read a fresh blog post. Well, I didn’t actually plan one out. I spent this weekend in utter glory and completely disengaged my brain. I took a 4 hour nap on Sunday. I’m not sure when…

Sometimes I miss working with other humans. The conversation and laughter, most definitely the sharing of snacks, are things that I miss most often. It’s very hard to bake as much as I like to when there are few people to share those goodies with. As generous as my neighbor is with her snack-eating offer,…

Lola has decided to wage a campaign to get me to love spring. She loves everything about the season, while I pray that winter will never end. I love cold weather, dark days, and the excuse to live in pajamas. Sadly, spring marks the end of all of that. Since I’m an optimistic person by…

Here is a product review. Read it. Ponder it. Debate the pros and cons. Ask your dog if you should try it. Listen to your dog. The dog is always right. Happy dog, happy blog. Sorry – for some reason I had to finish off with a rhyme. Now on to the review! We Need…

For the past few months I’ve noticed that I am becoming my parents. The dreaded adulthood is firmly upon me and I can’t shake it no matter how late I stay awake to play on Twitter. The worst thing is, I’m not even becoming my mother – I’m turning into a 60-year-old man! Hubster may…

A few weeks ago I wrote about how excited I was to see my nieces. We had conspired for months against my parents and theirs to ensure that two little humans were escorted across the Pacific Ocean. We called this Operation Unicorn and I even dyed my hair purple in honor of their arrival. It…

This weekend I realized there is a distinct difference between my friends and I. Everyone is on social media talking about losing weight, eating healthy, getting in shape, and trying to ‘live their best life’ – a phrase that continually baffles me. You can’t actually live your own definition of best life – you must…

My nieces are coming! My nieces are coming! My parents are bringing my nieces to visit. All of those FaceTime calls are finally paying off. Maybe I should start at the beginning. My nieces live in Hawai’i. I live in Washington state. There is an ocean in between us. Visits are very costly, and usually…

Every so often I get tagged in these blogger hostage situations – I’m asked to fill out some sort of questionnaire, invented by an unknown person. I don’t know what happens if I break the chain, but I do know that I don’t want to find out. One day I’ll be enjoying my internet wanderings…