The King and I are a one-car family, and have been since we got married 6 years ago. We don’t do this because we are environmentally minded, or because the Metro rocks here in Seattle. No, we do it to save money. And money it saves. But convenient it is not.
I rode the bus to work [...]
I know it’s raining back East. You guys are having crazy weather. People aren’t able to get into work. People are dying. It’s scary. And super odd.
But here in Seattle, it’s a heat wave. I admit to using that term lightly. Mostly a “heat wave” in Seattle means [...]
My younger, more self-absorbed self used to go to the beach or the water park in my little bikini and my tanned body and totally judge Those Moms.
You know the ones. They are too busy splashing with their rugrats in the water to be embarrassed about how they looked in a swimming suit. They didn’t care that their [...]
Did you catch the weather report for the Seattle area? It’s hot. So very hot. I know, it may not seem hot to you guys on the East Coast or the South. But it’s hot. Believe me. I came into work today merely for the AC. Babboo is at our apartment with a friend and [...]
Earlier in the week I started to lose my voice. But I didn’t realize it until I got to work and actually had to speak (before that I just had cooed at my beautiful baby). I immediately could see my coworkers shaking their heads and thinking, damn girl, stay home-we don’t need your [...]
Isabel: I just got an e-mail from my sister. She said she has some friends in Organ that want her and her husband to move there.
The King: (confused) Organ? Where is that? Utah?
Isabel: Um, I’m pretty sure she meant Oregon.
The King: Well, Organ is a real word. At least we know she knows how to [...]