Capture the Flag!
I have been defrosting the freezer today. What better day to defrost the freezer than when its 97* Fahrenheit outside. I always intentionally choose the hottest day of the year to defrost the freezer because: #1 – all…
Ick on the inside
We are having a heat spell. Today it got up to 94* Fahrenheit. Since we do not have AC in our house, we are creative when it comes to staying cool. And to this end I purchased a…
Salmon Run!
My son is going to be participating in a 5-K next Friday. In anticipation of the event, the Salmon Run mascots have been making appearances to get everyone pumped up about running! Whoo Hoo! Here you can see…
Red, White, and Blue … we’ve got a job to do!
Yesterday I had the excitement of bunny-sitting. The complex where my daughter lives was having the fire alarms tested yesterday. A maintenance team, along with county fire authorities were going from building to building testing the fire alarms…
Boldness and confidence
I wrote several months ago about my daughter’s bunny which she adopted from her good friends. ( Trapped in the “cage” of what used to be - Daily Blessing Life Lessons ) Up until my daughter adopted Bunny,…
A dead end … and a re-direct
Hubby and I were adventuring to Boundary Dam. We knew nothing at all about Boundary Dam, other than it was near the boundary line between Washington State and Canada. I did no research on Boundary Dam other than…
Missed opportunity
Yesterday as hubby as leaving for work the sun was shining so brilliantly! We’re close to the longest day of the year, so the sun is way over to the northeast … the furthest northeast it will be…
Sugar-water … and … cleaning spray
I came across something interesting this week that I’m totally going to try – it’s a homemade rosemary/lavender cleaning spray. You use ½ distilled white vinegar and ½ water … then you add fresh rosemary sprigs and fresh…
Smart mouths
I was at Costco yesterday and came across a new brand of protein bars for sale. Protein bars were not on my list … but, as is the case at Costco, they wound up in my cart and…
Clear bag
Hubby and our son are headed over to central Washington to an all-men’s Christian conference celebrating faith, family, and freedom. There will be all sorts of manly things, such as an endurance “tough-mudder” type competition, Crowder is going…