Entries from May 2008

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

congratulations, Charlotte!

It’s a boy! and girl! and another boy! and another girl!……
(discovered on our deck by Kid–doncha wanna have a BBQ on our deck?)

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Thursday, May 29th, 2008

dog day

We had sun here a few days back, so I pulled out the Nikon (dog-haters, avert your eyes!).
Happily trotting…yay, my pack is outside. We call this the “yippy skippy.” Everyone must do the yippy skippy!
Like all PNW’ers, smiling in the sun.
Becca’s not Becca without rolling in some crap, which unfortunately is not a […]

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Learn-A-Word Wednesday: perdurable \pur-DUR-uh-bul; pur-DYUR-\

adjective:
Very durable; lasting; continuing long.
Perdurable ultimately comes from Late Latin perdurabilis, from Latin perdurare, to last a long time, to endure, from per-, throughout + durare, to last.

Sure, this word is an easy one, although why not just “durable”??
The twist on it I have for you is an example of something you may […]

Monday, May 26th, 2008

beach vacation, anyone?

Wanna win a beach vacation? Two nights free at a Seabrook cottage?
Enter in a comment here which cottage house you’d pick and why. Then cross your fingers! Contest ends June 3rd.

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Monday, May 26th, 2008

the art of crayon haggling

Here’s a story for Make Me Laugh Monday:
We were sitting outside, upstairs at the Seattle Aquarium’s cafe. (Good thing Kid picked the aquarium; we almost went here.)
Anyway, a sunny day, cool breeze, glistening waters of Puget Sound….an ahhhhh day we like to keep secret.
We had coloring books and crayons (Twistables–The Best) for when Kid […]

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

it’s official: we’re White Trash

Move over White Trash Mom (but congrats on the book!), cuz I betcha don’t have THIS in your front yard!

It’s been there a little while, the potty. We have a slow, DIY bathroom remodel going on. The master bath. It’s not getting any bigger (rats), but slightly newer, after we had to […]

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Learn-A-Word Wednesday: cavil \KAV-uhl\

intransitive verb:
1. To raise trivial or frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason.
2. To raise trivial objections to.
3. A trivial or frivolous objection.
Cavil comes from Latin cavillari, “to jeer, to quibble,” from cavilla, “scoffing.”

This might be me cavilling….
Our little island is known for a few things, greenery in the form of trees and bills, […]

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