Category Archives: Simone

Are there people inside the camera?

We are visiting Los Angeles and it is Mother’s Day.  Naomi, Simone, and I are off on an urban expedition. Above Simone (3) is sending a video letter to her friend Tanner (4) and about halfway through the video, Simone … Continue reading

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Handstand anyone? Cupcake with Sprinkles?

Simone’s “Person doing a handstand” for her Halloween costume.  Not the easiest costume to sit in…so (as in previous years) she had a couple back-up costumes that she cycled through during the day. Naomi made many costumes this year but … Continue reading

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Jumping into the pool

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Making Friends with Every Gecko in Belize

  We arrived in Belize City around noon and immediately headed two hours West, almost to the Guatemalan border. Along the way we stopped at the Belize zoo and, lo and behold, both girls were sound asleep. The zoo was fun but … Continue reading

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Homework in the Globe

Naomi and I kept Simone company while she did her homework.  She graphed the number of fireboats, ferries, rooftop satellite dishes, buses, pink cars, horse-drawn carriages and bicycle carriages and calculated the “range.”  Then she drew a detailed picture of … Continue reading

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One way to work with fractions.

Naomi has been decorating with fractions.  I saw one that had fallen out and put it in and she, clearly horrified, pulled it right back out again saying, “That doesn’t go there. See the pattern. That one goes here.”  “Green, … Continue reading

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Tickle Time

There are quite a few tickle times.  There is the bedtime tickle time, the elevator tickle time and the Chinese Room tickle time. Meseret is helping out with the Chinese Room tickle-time.

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Sunny reading

Hard to resist reading outside on a day like this!

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“To play without passion is inexcusable” or Rascal and the Minnie Bergman’s Park.

Naomi has Rascal for the weekend. Rascal is the PK classroom mascot.  Each weekend a student gets to take him home and show him their world.  We’re asked to document our adventures with Rascal for his journal. We can draw … Continue reading

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Inspiration is for Amateurs or The Olympic Sculpture Park

When was the last time you launched?  Naomi found this sand bag game board at the Olympic Sculpture Park.  I tried it too.  They had spring and getting air is as good now as when I was ten. Inside the … Continue reading

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When was the last time you hung out under the surface?

Would you believe Scott brought diving gear to the pool at the office/house we rent in Shoreline?  It was a blast!  Simone and Liam shared a tank of compressed air and disappeared to the bottom of the pool.  I was taken … Continue reading

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Sleeping model

This morning, while David was sleeping, Naomi drew him.  Her model stirred and opened his eyes at one point and she, intently studying his face, said, “Stay still, I’m trying to draw your mouth.”  A minute later she asked, “How … Continue reading

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Sand and water

We just came back from four tribal days with friends in Port Townsend.  Leaving urbanity, Simone says, “The pointy tower is shrinking away.”  Suddenly I am thinking about the rock climbing tent we’ll be sleeping in for the next four … Continue reading

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Two sisters outfit their digs and enjoy the design mishaps

We were picking up a birthday present for a classmate of Simone’s at Pottery Barn when the girls spotted this bunkbed.  We measured twice and measured again and though it would be really tight, we decided to order it and … Continue reading

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Jeanne gives us a gardening tip and Elinor visits.

Jeanne stopped by the Tower and helped us plant our roof-top garden. Local law enforcement stopped by and was generous with the sticky sherif badges. Jeanne’s wisdom: Turns out that when you pop out the starter tomato plant to move … Continue reading

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Bang Bang at Camp Casey

Each year at Evergreen School involves a retreat culminating in the 8th grade with a month in Vietnam. This year Simone’s class did two days at Camp Casey. Constructing forts on the beach to watch for Orcas. Head adornments followed … Continue reading

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Chalking it up on the front porch

A sunny day came along and we just couldn’t stay couped up inside. The girls wanted to “doll up” our dreary front porch, also known as the sidewalk on Second Ave between James and Yesler.    Naomi and Simone decide to … Continue reading

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Crazy hair day at Evergreen

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Simone’s book club

The first graders at Evergreen decided to launch a book club.  Boys and girls gathered to talk about Kate DiCamillo’s Because of Winn Dixie. Everyone loved this book. Next we read two books from Jim Benton’s “Franny K Stein” series, … Continue reading

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The importance of vulnerability

Rob Harmon sent me a link to Brene Brown‘s TED speech and I laughed so hard.  It was one of those cathartic crazy laughing things.  Brene Brown takes us on her personal research journey and then pulls everything together to show … Continue reading

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