Last summer, when the Seattle temps hit the triple-digits, I did what any concerned, sleep-deprived new mama might do. I went to Fred Meyer for four hours and wandered the air-conditioned aisles with my baby strapped to my chest.

Tiny Q kept cool, and I got some groceries, cute baby clothes and all of the greeting cards I would need for the next year, but still, it wasn’t the greatest way to spend the day, especially when I had to […]

The results are in on which Seattle wading pools will be full of giggling, wriggling little wet bodies this summer and which will sit empty and forlorn.

Thanks to a very tight budget and federal requirements on drains which necessitated repairs, nine wading pools will be closed for the whole summer:

Beacon Hill, GeorgeTown, Gilman, Highland Park, Peppi’s Playground, Powell Barnett, Ravenna, Sandel and View Ridge.

I live less than a block from one of those pools, and I’m very bummed to hear they won’t be finishing their repairs as planned! […]

When I decided to quit my part-time job in November and become a full-time stay at home-mom, my biggest worry was being cooped up all winter. Sure, mothering had been great for the first six months, but it included so many walks through local parks and the zoo that I wasn’t really sure what my life would look like once the activities ended. What would I do all day at home with my baby??

Well, lucky for me, we had an […]