Author Archives: doug

Good morning…our youngest climbed into bed with us at midnight and proceeded to squirm, kick and flop around until 5:50a.m. when he exclaimed,”Mom, I am starving”. At that point I got up and put our little man in front of … Continue reading →

Good morning…it rained in the late afternoon yesterday and through the night with more to come today. The good news is everything is lush and growing well without much attention. We had a brief thunder storm accompanied by a few … Continue reading →

I feel like we are back in Seattle this morning. The rain is a steady, misty rain, and there is wonderful, welcome humidity in the air. The temperature is 38 degrees and the vegetables are still covered. So far the … Continue reading →

It’s a lovely spring morning here in Colorado. Our malamute is calling (howling) for his pack…that would be, the kids, the Mister and myself. I love to hear him…however at 6:00 a.m. I am not sure the neighbors are too … Continue reading →

Good morning…the sun is peeking over the horizon….the sky is colored in pastels and our neighborhood woodpecker is working away on the telephone pole across the street. Thank you to all of you for the wonderful birthday wishes.  I have … Continue reading →

The boys both headed of to soccer….of course they had to check out the cold and the wind before they would put on four layers of clothing.  It is very cold and with the wind chill the temperature feels like … Continue reading →

This week is “Random acts of kindness” week. While the boys were at school yesterday I went to the nursery and picked up a few plants for the boys to plant.  The boys quietly went into Grandma’s pasture planted two … Continue reading →

I am off for the next 3 days, so…….spring cleaning and playroom here I come! It’s a bit cool this morning, but the sky is clear blue, dotted with just a few pale pink clouds. The sun is peaking over … Continue reading →

Good morning, it’s a bit cool and overcast so far, but it’s early and in Colorado you just have to wait 5 minutes for the weather to change. I got the boys to school and gave Bunkie his shot….now the … Continue reading →

It’s 6:15 a.m. and the Mister just drove away to pick up Uncle T to drive him to the airport. Uncle T is  flying down to Grandma’s house to do a little work and then drive her home.  We are … Continue reading →