Posts Tagged “NaBloPoMo 2015”

Ulcer Update

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You may remember last September when I was admitted to the hospital. (Ha, that auto-corrected to “admired” – bloggers, remember to read and edit your posts before publishing). I was sort of waiting on some event of formal diagnosis to post another follow-up. But there hasn’t been one. Just before Christmas of last year I had…

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Posting Without Internet

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The biggest challenge I think for me during this year’s NaBloPoMo will be the week I have no internet service. Sure, I could go to the library or coffee shop, but what am I going to do with the kids, particularly the toddler? Starting yesterday and until next Friday my house is without internet service….

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Phamily Foto Phriday 11-4-15

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Phamily Foto Phriday 11-4-15

I know it has been a while. If you scroll back through some past posts you’ll see I have not only been busy, but that I’ve posted pictures of the kids. Sometimes. It can be difficult to tell, but that is August, Dela, Ciaran and Xavier during swim lesson. Here is Xavier learning to dive…

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Splitting The Party

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Splitting The Party

The following contains some spoilers for the Lost Mine Of Phandelver adventure included in the 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set. Not too many, but enough that as a player you might not want to read this. Interestingly, the players did not learn their lesson with regards to splitting up their party. Well, it…

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NaBloPoMo Again

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So here we are again, the annual National Blog Post Month frenzy. Well, every month is apparently NaBloPoMo, but November is *the* month for it. If you’ve been around the blogging block, you know it’s something bloggers do to keep their creativity flowing, or to reinvigorate their blog. the idea is to have a blog…

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And Now I Hate Voting

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And Now I Hate Voting

I used to love voting. Being part of the democratic process is something I get excited about. Not any more. All of the ballots in Washington state now are by mail. No more polling booth. I hate this. The process of voting now is…. unenjoyable. I feel removed from the process. With our busy life,…

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Music Monday: Brian Saunders

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Music Monday: Brian Saunders

This past Thursday was the record release party for Brian Saunders’ debut album. I wonder it it should be referred to as his solo debut as he did record with a band, way back when, but I am not sure how much of it was commercially available. Whatever. This album is his project, and I couldn’t…

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Obligatory Halloween 2015 Post

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Obligatory Halloween 2015 Post

A few days ago I posted this picture of the kids working on their pumpkins. Here are the final results. August carved his own pumpkin – completely. I wound up carving out the others, as you would expect. Thankfully the kids helped with the scooping out and cleanup (and general direction of what they wanted…

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