Tag Archives: growing up

The End of a Chapter

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Susan

Yesterday morning Shaun loaded up the car while I ran around the house turning off lights, jotting a quick note to the house-sitter and hugging the hounds goodbye. Within moments we were joining the masses headed across the pass for … Continue reading →

Posted in College, KT | Tagged college, graduation, growing up, Whitman College | Comments Off

The Last First Day

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Susan

It was a major struggle to climb out of bed this morning. We had done just as we do every summer the moment school lets out…revert into “Night Owl” mode. Our entire family seems happiest staying up until the wee … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Mimi, Teens, Traditions | Tagged First day of school, growing up | 8 Comments

Fighting Dirty

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Susan

It was one of those rare Saturdays when I had no absolutely no plans except to sleep in as long as I could. So it was a bit of a shock to my system when my cell phone rang shortly … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Humor, It's all about me! | Tagged brothers, Crack O' Dawn, growing up, niece | 14 Comments

A Rather Different Easter

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Susan

Earlier this week, Mimi reminded me that there was only a few more days until Easter as she looked pointedly at the gaily decorated display of Easter Baskets in the store we were in. I merely looked at her and … Continue reading →

Posted in Critters, dogs, Family, Food, It's all about me!, Teens, Traditions, vegan | Tagged Easter, Easter Bunny, egg dying, egg hunt, growing up | 6 Comments

Table For Two

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Susan

The other night while the girls went to the opera (‘Cause we’re cultured like that) Shaun and I decided to meet for an early dinner at a wonderful little Italian cafe that we enjoy. I arrived first and put our … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Family, Food, Love and Marriage, Teens, That Man O' Mine | Tagged empty nest, growing up, Italian food, little girls, McCaw Hall, Opera, Teens | 3 Comments

The Christmas Party

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Susan

Late last week, KT sent me a text asking if she could have a Christmas party on Monday. I thought about it for a moment then responded “Sure. What did you have in mind?” I didn’t think much of it … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, It's all about me!, Teens, The Teenager | Tagged Christmas party, growing up, young adults. | 8 Comments