02-06-15

How much time can you spend looking for flights from Seattle/Portland to Helsinki to Zurich to Seattle/Portland?  Turns out a lot of time... and here I thought Anastasia would sort out her graduation trip without much guidance.

I did, however, also get out with friends for a scrapbooking evening, and I finished making two chipboard albums for her to take to Finland  and Switzerland as part of her hostess gift packages.

Happy weekend!

02-05-15

We've been spending a lot of after hours in downtown Longview.  It's difficult to photograph, but look at the pretty new sidewalks.  The construction is wrapping up the signs and artwork is migrating back to it's normal location, and there are a bunch of level 8 portals.

02-04-15

Dunno why Xander wanted to showcase the new printer toner.  I just snap the photos for the few moments between him coming in the door and saying good-night...

02-03-15

Oh to be young and full of energy and enthusiasm.

Anastasia got a committee T-shirt and Teen Ambassador business cards at the Relay for Life kick off meeting this evening.  As I'm trying to blend in and not acquire any new roles or expectations.  The "drink more milk" sign makes me unhappy - drink more milk if you want to be a cancer patient, maybe.  It's harder and harder to support the American Cancer Society bureaucracy.

I was going to crop the car keys out of the photo, but maybe they will be interesting and nostalgic someday.

02-02-15

Today was a Monday of Mondays.

First clue: my empty fuel and Maintenance Required buttons both flashing in my car.

Second clue: both of my favorite kinds of homemade cookies in the lunchroom, on day 1 of trying to not snack between meals

Next clue: at about 2pm work exploded.  Mondays are normally my most productive work day, not the most chaotic.

Next clue: drained after getting home late.  Bad attitude, bad energy, bad Monday.

02-01-15

February!  How can that be?

Anastasia wearing our only Seahawks paraphernalia.  How can that be?

The Seahawks didn't win.  How can that be?!?

01-31-15

Family day on Superbowl weekend.  I thought it would be fun to add the 12th man gnome to the photo in tribute.  Fun driving through Seattle and seeing all the 12 flags and green and blue.