Tacoma Opera finished out their season with a production of The Threepenny Opera . This was a very different set from anything else that...

Kate was sitting at the top of the stairs in a sunbeam.  I mentioned that the light was catching her hair, and she said, "Get the cam...

I was asked to come up with something to do with the Activity Days girls at church. I thought it would be fun to make some wrapping paper,...

Kate was sad about Spring Break ending, so I took her down to Chambers Bay to watch the sunset. The sky was full of exciting clouds. ...

Kate's room is full of little things that she's made or collected--things like Shopkins and Littlest Pet Shop figures, and her var...

This happened today. I'm glad I noticed this little guy before biting down. That would have been unpleasant for both of us, I'm...

While Doug had a week off between quarters, and Grandma Mary was visiting, and the kids had a half-day at school, we decided to go to the ...

Kate, ready for school this morning!

We've had a rough couple of weeks. Kate was sick, and then Andy was sick, and missed an entire week of school. In the middle of it he...

My sister Barb had her baby--Sage Elaine.  She was just past 38 weeks and still over ten pounds. Look at those cheeks!

I turned forty-five today.  It's hasn't been the best birthday--not that I'm (on principle) opposed to turning forty-five, but I...

YouYou and her parents are new members at our church. They're from China.  The kids have been on mid-winter break this week, so we ha...

In the midst of all the opera painting, I was also working on Valentines. I was asked to help out with a Relief Society activity, and also...

On a lazy, rainy Saturday, where we're all feeling a bit stunned from our late night at the opera, Doug decided that what he wanted to d...