A Girl and Her Hen
Cora Belle, age 4. Bence, age 6 weeks.
Cora Belle, age 4. Bence, age 6 weeks.

One of the most pleasant surprises at our new house was our new pets: a fine family of deer who would come to visit every day.

Henry has only been in Cub Scouts for a few months but our list of activities keeps piling up.
The kids enjoying a gorgeous Saturday afternoon by the lake after we finished our lunch of fresh tamales from the excellentEl Fenix Carniceria in Rancho Santa Margarita. Posted via email from poweredbysteam’s posterous

Quick pop quiz! What do these three things have in common?

I played hooky from work one day to go with Henry’s pre-school class to Centennial Farm at the OC Fairgrounds. Â His teacher, Mrs. Carrie, laid down the ground rules prior to us entering the farm and then we were off!

At the end of December we headed south to San Diego for a long weekend in celebration of our 12th anniversary. Our destination: the San Diego Wild Animal Park.

Just on the edge of town in Kyoto is Arashiyama. The touristy prefecture is famous for cherry blossoms in spring and brilliant orange maples in the fall. The timing wasn’t right for either but no matter. We were there for…

The last day of my 2007 trip to Japan we visited the city of Nara just to the south of Kyoto. Nara is famous for two things: Todai-ji and the many tame deer that roam the city.

Our carpet was approaching 8 years old so and after two kids it was beginning to show. We opted to replace the floor with hardwood during our kitchen remodel.