Absolutely Bananas: Seattle mom blog

Parenting snapshot

bananas — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:46:39 +0000

There is a six-shooter handcuffed to my bathroom door. That is all. Related Posts: He’s getting into gold Dear Santa On skin color

Magic (with a side of party igloo)

bananas — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:13:41 +0000

“We should go for a walk in the snow!” I say. Jay looks at me like I’m crazy. We’ve just finished dinner, it’s 9:00 at night, and everyone knows the civilized thing to do is put CJ to bed, pour … Continue reading →

Working from home, the real-life edition

bananas — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:20:07 +0000

When Seattle gets anywhere above 1cm of snow, everyone in our office works from home. Or, as they call it on the street, WFH. The first day that it happened, I woke up to a beautiful sparkly white blanket covering … Continue reading →

Snowpocalypse in Seattle

bananas — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:46:50 +0000

I woke up this morning to three text messages from King County Metro Transit. This is in addition to the ten text messages they sent me yesterday and the thirteen texts the day before. METRO SNOW ROUTES! WINTER STORM EXPECTED! … Continue reading →

Your presents are requested by the president

bananas — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:52:21 +0000

CJ: How many more bites do I have to eat? Me: Just eat. I’m not going to tell you how much. CJ: How many more bites? Jay: Five more minutes. CJ: Ok. I’ll eat for FIVE minutes. CJ: is it … Continue reading →