Ellie and I had big plans to check out some of the murals in downtown Seattle before she want home to Boise. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your perspective) we had a lot of snow…and we got lazy. It wasn’t until Ellie’s friend Jessica called and asked if Ellie would like to go downtown to […]

Last November I found out that Allen was going to be honored with Volunteer of the Year for our community. He’s been volunteering for years on different committees but with his travel schedule truncated by the pandemic he really stepped it up. It was such a great honor for him to be recognized for all […]

Our first Christmas this year was actually the weekend before. We spent it with Allen’s family. We were back in the garage again this year and it was a chilly wet day. But that was the best way to keep us all safe! It had been a VERY long time since we’d all been close […]

This years Husky team was a bust. Ugh…terrible season that we absolutely don’t need to rehash or think about ever again. Our card usually reflects how the season went but we’ve had enough down years that I’m tired of figuring out a nice way to say ‘we stink’. So what is a creative to do? […]

I told my girls that for Mother’s Day I wanted just one thing. They needed to find a time where they would ALL be in town, in Suncadia specifically, on the same day. This is no small feat. Kate is working two jobs, Ellie is living in Boise, and Jill is in the process of […]

Have I mentioned that we have a new house in Suncadia?  Once or twice?  Ha!  I can’t help it.  I’m so excited about it. In 2015 we bought a house in Suncadia as a fun family escape but also as an investment because our intention was to have it in the rental pool.  Boy did […]