Record breaking snow weekend

Over the weekend the D.C. area was hit by biggest snowstorm we’ve had in years. And in December – it’s virtually unheard of! It started snowing last Friday night and continued steadily through Saturday evening for a total of more than 16 inches in 24 hours. We live close to the city, which means we [...]

A techie snow day

We’re housebound by a foot and a half of snow, so I spent my Saturday giving our blog a much needed upgrade. It hasn’t had one since we started it almost three years ago – and now that I help other people build their websites, it seems like mine should look more modern.

We picked a [...]

Thanksgiving in Seattle

We flew to Seattle on Thanksgiving morning – it was wonderful to have a relatively quiet airport experience and fly on a half full plane. If you look at our pictures, it looks like all we did that weekend was bathe and feed a baby… well, maybe that’s kind of accurate.

There were so many [...]

Catching up: November

November was a great month. I could write ten entries about November and still have more to say. But now it’s snowing and I’m excited about Christmas, so I’ll write just one.

We started out with a trip to Northern California at the end of October to visit my mom’s side of the family. While we [...]

NaNoWriMommy

NaNoWriMo: a personal history

2007: Finished while working full time and thought it was hard. I mock my childless self.

2008: Finished while working full time and with lingering pregnancy sickness.

2009: Finished (a day early!) while working a small freelance job and caring full time for a six month old. Thanks for the fireworks, NaNoWriMo. I feel [...]