04-25-26

Axe throwing with Diana and Nathaniel, cashing in on Christmas gifts.

04-24-26

 TGIF!  Off to Meany theater for a very odd rendition of Alice in Wonderland...

04-23-26

Poppy time!  Nice weather, we explored a new park and enjoyed the slides and swings. 

04-22-26

Back to our favorite bar seating at Climate Pledge Areana for another Torrent game.  Late night but lots of fun.

04-21-26

My little testing team often gets forgotten.  So I did not get to choose my box lunches for this week, I am stuck choosign the best of the extras.  

04-20-26

On 4/20 you might expect to smell some things, but all I smell is chicken.  The apartment and the whole hallway smells as Bruce cooks down a rotiserie chicken.

04-18-26

 

Loved the mural at the Mexican restuarant we tried tonight.

04-17-26

 Love the bouquet at the concierge desk this week.

04-16-26

 

Preparing for FIFA World Cup with a lunch and learn at work today.  We will be majorly impacted, being so close to the stadium.

04-15-26

 We get Poppy all kinds of toys and she wants to play with our keys, our remotes, and our flashlights.  She gets frustrated that she can't get the button to work but she loves to move the light on the floor and walls.

04-13-26

I'll give the spotlight from Poppy to our April birthday duo.  MAVen tongiht, great family time.

04-11-26

 

When Poppy is distracted by snacks I read her books.

04-10-26

Soemone loves the Seattle Aquarium!

We like the lower crowds right before closing.

This week is all jumbled up.  Walk with Mom on Thursday, babysitting Poppy girl on Friday.
 

04-09-26

 

At work we call Thursday Friday Junior.  This week if really feels like the weekend is close, becuase I get to work at home again tomorrow after two and a half weeks of 5-6 days of in office work for Hypercare.

04-08-26

 

The cat museum is expanding.  Love the Jaws poster reimagined.  David is being a good sport, wearing the cat clothes.  Meow for Aspire stress releif!

04-07-26

 

Nice to walk home in the nice weather today.

04-06-26

 

6am on the second floor ready for a long day.  First Canada payroll.

04-05-26

Happy Easter!

Collecting eggs is not that motivating, but eating the crackers inside is great fun.
 

04-04-26

 Another sunny day.  And the banana stand was open!

I had three things I wanted to get done and was on call so I had extra time to work on other things.  I took my book and sat in the orange chairs in the sun for a bit.

04-03-26

 Two weeks late, but it was nice to see the cherry blossons on a sunny day at UW.

04-02-26

It's not fun getting up and rushing out the door, but I am enjoyign walking to work in the early morning quiet.

Nice to get out of the office a little early today.

04-01-26

Day 1 of trying to eat better.

But we are in project mode at work.

6am: 5 dozen donuts laid out on the counter

6:30am: custom breakfast order if desired

7am: espresso stand on the 8th floor

noon: BBQ lunch with huge cookies

2pm: ice cream sundaes for sending first payroll

tomorrow: fancy pastries to further celebrate

03-31-26

 A cat got loose at the Cat Museum!

Today is our first US Payroll run, woot woot!

03-30-26

Not normally in the office on Mondays, but here I am at 6am again!

We seem to be relieving stress by adding cats to the cubicle of one of our unsuspecitng leaders.  The cats just keep coming, we are calling his office the Cat Museum. 

Meow!

03-29-26

 And she's off, running all around Arrive.

03-28-26

6am on the Saturday at the office, for the sixth day in a row. Glad that the implementation is going well so there is end in sight instead of ramping up for even longer hours.

03-27-26

 

Friday night in Bellevue for a star themed employee appreciation dinner with Allied.

03-26-26

 A week of birthday fun and great gifts.

03-25-26

 Poppy night!  We were all over West Seattle tonight - Wendy's, Happy Lemon, QFC.  She was a trooper hanging out with us.

03-24-26

Our last small group at Justin & Laura's.  We've had a great time suppering with them and wish them the best as they move to Houston.

03-22-26

 

Enjoying the artwork on our way back home.

03-21-26

Why do I remember to wear green on St Patricks day but don't remember to hunt down corned beef and cabbage?  Got some soup today day least. 

03-20-26

Big and bold zodiac statues at the statue park. 

03-19-26

 Grandma may have gone overboard with board books for Poppy to keep at our house.  Hoepfully we will get more than 5 minutes of entertainment out of them.

03-18-27

 

Babysitting night, to Ivars we go!  Fish goes straight on the floor, french fries are enjoyed plain and dipped in ketchup and tarter sauce.

03-16-26

MAVen book club with Chinese food and a historical fiction book about Woodstock.  Great family time. 

03-15-26

 Impromptu babysitting sessiona and imprompty St Patricks day fun in SLU.

03-14-26

 Happy 8th birthday Stephen!

03-13-26

 Little miss has us wrapped around her finger on this Friday the 13th.

03-11-26

Rarely get to do morning yoga, but not quite ready to hit the tread but want to start getting back in shape, so enjoyed a session this morning.

03-10-26

 

First day back in the office since what feels like forever.  Also Day 1 of 6am to 4pm project support.  Had to find my badge.  Had to pack a lunch.  Had to rush to work between meetings.  Exhausted by the end of the day but made it!

03-09-26

After taking time off due to work and illness, back in the walking groove.  Feels great to move and eat fresh food.

03-07-26

 Day of fun with Grandma and Grandpa.  Keep her busy until she drops.  

03-06-26

Friday small group, that's different.

I brought Mujadara.

03-05-26

A little piece of baby broccoli.

Held for a long time.  Messed with for a bit. Tasted.

Abandoned.

No raw or cooked broccoli.  Zucchini in butter please!

If we leave it here it will shrivel up to a black mess and she will find it and bring it to us.

A judgemental expensive vacuum.  As if she wasn't the reason for the mess.  At least she isn't stuffing everything in her mouth anymore.

 

03-04-26

Reading about Larry in Seattle to a very busy girl.  She likes to turn the page whether I am done or not.
 

03-03-26

Three different shipments, they all finally arrived.  I present Poppy's Plan B birthday gift.  Inspiring Women Little People with books about their lives.

03-02-26

 I could not find my Bible and devotional anywhere.

I gave up and got out a different Bible and devotional.

Then I found it.  In a backpack I had taken to the coffee shop and never unpacked.

03-01-26

 A beary fun birthday party.

Morning side by side play with her friends and birthday twin.

All of her family and other friends with so many fun gifts.

Loads of Cheerios.

A bear cake to pick at.

A giant Minney Mouse.

Lots of fans to clap with Poppy girl.

02-28-26

 

On my walk home from Zoom Care (which felt really LONG), I saw these fried egg flowers and smiled.