JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

I’ve never seen the show but I first heard that ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition was working in our area this week through one of my homeschooling yahoogroups. Then I read Robert Scoble’s blog post coordinating contributions and community efforts, asking if anyone could help the family and donate technical equipment such as computers and […]

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I have a number of reasons why it has taken me until midnight to find time to blog. A stack of dishes to tidy from our spontaneous dinner tonight (soup, sushi and mooncakes) with another mom and her kids. Three recycle bins and two garbage cans to fill and take to the curb. Emails in […]

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Earlier this fall, I ordered one of C-SPAN’s Electoral College Maps and due to some miscommunication, it arrived last week. However we still have time to enjoy it. Lacking a suitable space to display a poster of this size, we have placed it on the kitchen floor. where our two year old enjoys discoing across […]

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Brian Chin at the Seattle P-I Buzzworthy blog linked to the story of a 5-year-old girl who has a rare genetic disorder. Girl with rare disease doesn’t know pain: In the school cafeteria, teachers put ice in 5-year-old Ashlyn’s chili. If her lunch is scalding hot, she’ll gulp it down anyway. On the playground, a […]

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Bad news today included Washington ferries may be eyed for attack The Seattle Times’ front page headline this morning. Federal authorities believe Washington state’s ferry system has been under surveillance and could be a possible target for a terrorist attack, The Seattle Times reported Sunday. An FBI assessment determined that 19 suspicious incidents reported by […]

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