I looked out the window after school today, and saw rain pouring down on students and teachers as they loaded the buses. It didn’t look good for me, and I’d parked my bike outside and left all of my rain gear (cheap poncho and plastic bags) in the Freeloader bags, where it was already getting [...]
At 5:00 this morning, the alarm clock came to life and blared out that there’d been another earthquake in Haiti, magnitude 6.1.
“Oh, no”
“What?!”
My husband and I responded simultaneously. He turned the alarm off and went back to sleep, since he was going to work two hours late today. I rolled over and didn’t go back [...]
Posted on January 16th, 2010 in Parenting
The girls went upstairs to bed, and within a few minutes I could hear shrieks of dismay. “Give me my book!” “I don’t want to listen to the Wiggles!” “I can’t find any pajamas!”
I think we need to do something about bedtime again. I know that having a routine is key, especially for young children. [...]
Posted on January 09th, 2010 in Parenting
Sort of. Wednesday was a birthday; my eldest daughter’s 10th. Today is the party. We’ve done all kinds of birthday parties over the past 10 years.
When she turned one, we were living in California, and invited all nearby family members for a birthday party. We honestly didn’t think they’d all show up! We were glad [...]
Posted on December 07th, 2009 in Cycling
I checked the temperature on weather.com before leaving work today, and it said 27 degrees…plus “feels like 14″. Brrrr! I suppose that’s normal in some parts of the country, but in Portland, Oregon these are probably some of the coldest days of the year. And yes, I’m still cycling, kids and all.
What do we wear?
Me: [...]
Posted on September 08th, 2009 in Cycling
Last year around this time, I was struggling to get the kids to daycare and school and myself to work by bike. All I had was my old yellow bike. I didn’t have a child seat or trailer on it.
We got everyone into jackets and backpacks. The big girls put on helmets and were ready [...]
The media are still talking about Michael Jackson’s death, and it’s not just on Inside Edition. Today, even our local newscasts were letting us know that the autopsy report has been delayed. It gets old. But then, it’s all Michael all the time at our house anyway.
I was 10 years old on December 8, 1980, [...]
Posted on June 13th, 2009 in Parenting
This morning, the whole family wanted to go to the farmers’ market. I thought we’d pick up some veggies and have lunch. Steven wanted to visit the free health screening van (he doesn’t have medical insurance). The kids just like to get out and about.
I told them we’d have to do some cleaning up first. [...]
