Archive for Holidays

The Haunted Hairdryer and other Halloween Constructions

The Haunted Hairdryer and other Halloween Constructions

10/31/2009  |  9 Comments

We get a LOT of kids at Halloween at our house -- something like 500+  each year the weather's good. So we have to budget...

Happy Birthday U.S.A

Happy Birthday U.S.A

07/05/2009  |  3 Comments

4th of July weekend is usually pretty big around here. In our neighborhood, we like to dress up in red, white and blue, decorate our...

A Wedding to Remember

A Wedding to Remember

06/25/2009  |  25 Comments

Twenty years ago we were married on a cliff called Battleship Rock, the place where Russ proposed to me. It was a hot late...

Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy New Year's, with some resolutions

Happy New Year’s, with some resolutions

01/01/2009  |  9 Comments

sketch from Gong Fu Teahouse Last year I chose three words to define my new year. Now I can't even find them on my blog...

Belated Season's Greeting

Belated Season’s Greeting

12/27/2008  |  3 Comments

Hoping everyone has been having a happy and peaceful holiday season. We've driven and shared two family Christmas's so far, packing and leaving for a...

Whose Idea was This?

Whose Idea was This?

03/10/2008  |  9 Comments

Daylight savings time, arggh! It was awfully dark and hard to get out of bed this morning...