It’s time for me to brag a bit about this kid. She is the quiet one with imposter syndrome. She’s the one who is going to put her head down, do her work, go above and beyond and quietly take her accolades. She was nominated to be a top 10 scholar of her whole graduating […]

Guest Blogger: Jill We have an artistic print of that phrase hanging above our dinner table and have really begun to take that to heart as we’ve gotten into some high adventure over the last few years. This was a big summer for Colin and I. We started with a lot of training hikes to […]

In 1994 Allen and I drove out to Pullman for the Apple Cup.  It became known as ‘The Snow Bowl’ because it was dumping snow during the game and we vowed we would not go back to Pullman because it was a TERRIBLE game…for the Huskies.  Kate, being the rebel that she is, made us […]

Today Kate takes the last final of her high school career. I know what you are thinking…’Wait! Didn’t she already graduate?’ Yes and no. The graduation ceremony was a couple weeks ago but she still had classes at the community college that she needed in order to complete her associates degree. So now she is […]

Here are my favorite pictures from the last few years…weird as they are! (The years, not the pictures!)

Here we are. The end of an era. The end of our parenting journey with kids in the Issaquah School District. 23 years is a long time! And yet I am making this all about me. This is about Kate and HER journey! We are so proud of this kid and the path she has […]