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Enjoying vacation.

Be back soon - can't wait to implement some of those awesome back to school traditions.

Back to school traditions.

One of my favorite times of the year is quickly approaching: back to school. I was always the one begging my Mom in about mid-July to take me schoo...

Here's a copy of the daily something handwritten as a .png file. If you were having issues opening the previous one as a brush go for this one inst...

a technical question

Does anyone know how you can share a calendar between a mac + a pc? Is there a certain program that will do that? Ideally we would like it to be ab...

Green Links

The Alliance for Climate Protection Tree Hugger Crunchy Chicken One Local Summer No Impact Man 100 Mile Diet Good Magazine 50 Ways To Help The Planet

Life Links

We Are What We Do Inspiration Peak (my favorite site for quotes) This American Life Daily Peace (My Mom's Blog) Human Rights Watch This I Believe B...

Creative Links

BE INSPIRED Wish Jar Journal : Keri Smith Superhero Journal 3191 52 Projects Shimelle : Art Journal Classes Sally Shim Hula Seventy Soule Mama Angr...

The path.

My Mom took this photo when we were all recently down on the coast. There are tons of trails along the beach, weaving in and out of the forest and ...

Modern family life.

1. Chris is in Nashville at a Democratic Leadership Council Convention listening to Bill Clinton speak today. 2. Simon is on the coast with Grandma...

today.

The Summer Day Who made the world?Who made the swan, and the black bear?Who made the grasshopper?This grasshopper, I mean-the one who has flung her...

Domesticity.

Feeling very domestic today. Even wearing my apron. Visited my doctor again and scheduled my iodine uptake scan for the end of August. They will be...

And look...

just came across this little preview of my next book (photo taken at the CHA show): Life Artist. Should be available in September/October.

Hi fellow nice person.

Dropped Simon off at school this morning and stopped by the credit union to deposit a check. At the teller's counter was a framed sign that said, h...

Evaluations.

When Simon was first diagnosed with autism back in January 2005, one of the recommendations from the team at CDRC was to return in a year or two fo...

The Dentist.

Big day for Simon today at the dentist. This was his second time being there while Chris and I alternated getting our teeth cleaned. We were there ...

Also today

there was an opinion piece in The Register Guard that addresses the insurance bill (HB 2918 - requiring insurance companies to cover certain kinds ...

Time.

Yesterday the Oregon Legislature ended it's 74th Session. A full story from the Register Guard here and the Oregonian here. Chris and I can't belie...