Milkshakes Bring All The Motorists

Our first Thanksgiving as a family of four was a disaster. Fortunately, we did not have to host or cook anything, just show up and eat which is a dream come true. However, this train derailed only eight miles and one long hour into our unexpected journey. Yes, eight...
Favorite Preschool Reads

Favorite Preschool Reads

I’m the mama who quite consistently pays $10 in late charges to the library every month. In my defense they don’t have a drop box outside to leave the books and apparently I can’t be bothered to unload the kids to head into the library. This cycle of...
Savor the Season

Savor the Season

I’m a mother of two, and to be honest sometimes I still feel like a 5th grader except with a mortgage payment and two kids who follow me around and call me “mama”. I mean it, the other night Derek was snoozing and the baby was asleep in his arms reach while...
February 23

February 23

Today is February 23rd. A day I always reflect on as it’s the day I was adopted in 1988. I was escorted from an orphanage in Raja Gardens, Delhi, India to Seattle with different caregivers along the way. The only story about the journey that I’ve been told is that...