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December 2007
Knitting Lesson
Monday, 31 December 2007 1:06 A GMT-08
While Janet (Grandma) was here she took the time to introduce Ashley to the wonderful world of knitting. She is a prolific knitter (you can read about her knitting exploits on her very own blog here). So I felt it was appropriate (and very
New Looks
Sunday, 30 December 2007 1:24 A GMT-08
Saturday was Ian and Janet's final full day with us before their return home on Sunday. While they spent some time alone with James at the UDistrict I took the opportunity to take a walk with Ashley and Caitlin to our local hairdressers (Vivian's Cli
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Grandma and Granddad Return Home to Ireland
Sunday, 30 December 2007 1:22 A GMT-08
Caitlin crawled into bed with me early this morning and as she snuggled with me and sucked her thumb she whispered, "It was fun with Grandma and Granddad being here". It was obvious she knew that today they were flying home. Ashley and Caitlin were a
Category: Family Favorite Places
High Notes
Saturday, 29 December 2007 1:50 A GMT-08
Thursday was a wet, rainy day. We all bundled into the cars and headed downtown to the Experience Music Project (EMP). From the outside, this is an amazingly designed building by the architect Frank Gehry. It was very controversial when it was first
I Am Legend (aka My Stamina is shot)
Saturday, 29 December 2007 1:42 A GMT-08
James and I have not had a "date" for quite some time. So, this afternoon Ian and Janet took care of the girls and we decided to go to the cinema to see I Am Legend. The film stars Will Smith and is based on
Pub Pilgrims
Friday, 28 December 2007 10:42 A GMT-08
The entire McKee clan currently residing in Seattle headed out for our pilgrimage downtown. Our last pilgrimage was probably about 2 years ago and this year we invited my friend Linda to join us at the end of our trek. Our destination: The Elephant a
It's a Wonderful Life
Thursday, 27 December 2007 1:13 A GMT-08
James and awoke to the sound of Caitlin stirring. Thankfully it was around 8am. We heard her make her way upstairs, move about a little and then descend the stairs. As she hurried along the hallway she excitedly called out to Ashley:“Look Ashle
My Favorite Things: Cha Bako and Tea
Wednesday, 26 December 2007 4:04 P GMT-08
Having posted my first Favorite Things blog about my Mashiko Mug it is only fitting that my follow up blog describes my cha bako and tea. My cha bako is basically a tea box or tea caddy (cha is Japanese for tea and bako is Japanese for box). The shap
Category: Nature Favorite Things
Granddad's Little Helpers
Monday, 24 December 2007 11:08 P GMT-08
While I had a lovely lie-in this morning the girls had very enjoyable time helping Granddad make an apple pie. We will eat it for dessert on Christmas Day. Thankfully James took photos:
Rudolfs
Sunday, 23 December 2007 10:53 P GMT-08
Unfazed by the pouring rain, Grandma and Granddad braved the elements to go down to the Fremont Sunday Market. They returned from their adventure damp but happily bearing a little gift for each of the girls. Our new table centerpieces:
Category: Family
Out of the Mouth of Kids...
Saturday, 22 December 2007 9:12 P GMT-08
This morning the girls joined us in our newly restored bed (yes, we finally sorted that all out yesteraday afternoon and are now equipped with a mattress of usual odor). We snuggled and read a Christmas story and then Caitlin flopped down and dramati
The Bags Arrived...
Friday, 21 December 2007 11:41 P GMT-08
For Ian and Janet this means their luggage finally showed up. Only two days later. We'll consider ourselves fortunate. For Ashley and Caitlin it means the bags of Cadbury's Buttons from Granddad are here. The girls love these little bags of chocolate
New Shoes for Grandma and Granddad
Thursday, 20 December 2007 11:29 P GMT-08
I had so much fun with Ian and Janet on their first full day here with us in Seattle. After we dropped Ashley and Caitlin off at school, the three of us headed over to Greenlake to hit the first thing on the top of their list for their visit: Walking
Let Me Count the Days (to Christmas)
Thursday, 20 December 2007 10:44 P GMT-08
At the start of December we received a gift of a Nativity Advent Calendar. A few days later the same relatives sent us a 12 Days of Christmas gift box from Harry and David. Ashley and Caitlin were ecstatic. Needless to say, we did not wait for the 12
They're Here!
Wednesday, 19 December 2007 11:17 P GMT-08
James' parents arrived yesterday from Dublin via Amsterdam. We are so excited that they made it. Unfortunately their luggage didn't. Three bags adrift somewhere between Holland and the US. We wait in hope that they arrive on the Thursday flight from
My Favorite Things: Mashiko Mug
Wednesday, 19 December 2007 7:51 A GMT-08
I read once that "appreciating what you have changes your perception of what you think you need." I'm at a point in my life where my need for material things is very low. I'm always looking for things that we are no longer using and love the feelin
O Christmas Tree
Tuesday, 18 December 2007 7:25 A GMT-08
As mentioned in my previous blog, we bought our Christmas Tree on Saturday. The girls delighted in helping us choose the right one…again and again and again. It seemed that each time the man at the lot showed us a tree the girls would squeal,
Dishwasher Delight
Monday, 17 December 2007 2:46 P GMT-08
Finally. It came. Last Wednesday, the new dishwasher arrived, yippee! James agreed to walk Ashley to school, accompanied by Caitlin and their friends Isabella and Juliana so that I could be here for the usual 3 hour window of waiting that every
A Little Cake and Friends
Sunday, 16 December 2007 1:35 P GMT-08
Caitlin attended the first birthday party in which she was the invitee and Ashley tagged along. In her pre-school class Caitlin has a group of little girls she considers her "best fwends". One of these is, of course, Eliza. The two others a
Cute Car Talk
Wednesday, 12 December 2007 8:15 A GMT-08
Ashley and Caitlin are fascinated about death and it is reflected in little conversations now and then. Throw in the some toilet talk and Christmas songs and you have two very cheery and chatty little girls.In the car on Sunday morning, on the way to
Mothering Without a Map: Mothers Need Others Pt 2: Ambivalence
Tuesday, 11 December 2007 12:00 A GMT-08
"Ambivalence is not mixed feelings, but contradictory impulses and emotions toward the same person...Problems can arise in how mothers deal with the guilt and anxiety ambivalence provokes. Parents who can tolerate these feelings, rather th