I recently had the thrill of a life to walk into a store, open up a magazine and see a picture of my kitchen inside! It’s all thanks to my recent partnership with The Tile Shop! A few months ago Megan and Brian (two hotties from The Tile Shop’s corporate office) made the trip to
Appreciation Jar Gift Idea
Looking for a unique gift for your coworker, boss, neighbor, friend, family member – anyone? Consider making them an Appreciation Jar! At my office we believe in taking a “strengths-based” approach to our work, recognizing positives in the children and families we work with – and each other – as often as we can. One
Things Loved in March & April
1. Ello’s new glass water bottle: Last spring I blogged about my favorite new ($10!) glass water bottles from Ello, and then a horrible, awful thing happened. One broke. No…not the glass bottle part, as you might’ve thought – it was the cap! I was so bummed to be short one precious water bottle that
Kate: 34 Months
Kate has really been into running lately! It’s been slowly coming on as she often sees me lacing up my shoes to go for a run, but ever since she was part of the cheering section for mine and Jill’s half marathon, she’s been all about it. She runs circles around the main floor of
Photo Recap: April 2013
April was another full and fun-filled month in the G&D household – clouded only by the fact that both Kate and I got sick this month. Kate came down with an ear infection and right around that time I came down with a nasty sinus infection. Kate kicked hers in a matter of days but
Our Seattle Family Vacation: Part 2
Catch up on our Seattle Family Vacation by checking out Part 1 HERE! Saturday Lesley & Ben’s wedding day! After a full day of travel, followed by a day of hitting the tourist sites plus a party, we decided to lay low during our second full day in Seattle in hopes that Kate would make
Our Seattle Family Vacation: Part 1
A year ago at this time G and I took our first trip to Seattle to visit his sister Lesley and her then boyfriend (now husband) Ben…which reminded me that I have yet to blog about the trip we made back to Seattle a few months later with the whole family! (For those of you






