Hannah & Naomi's New Friend Abigail

Our neighbors, two houses down have a little girl who is in between Hannah and Naomi's age. Her name is Abigail. Her mom is a teacher, so she is usually at her nanny's house during the day. Hannah and Naomi like her a lot, so they are always thrilled when they get to play with her. This is her first time coming to our house for a few minutes to play.

A Sunday Hike for a Change

We've been home too much lately.  It seems that the weather or our busy schedule has kept us from getting all the fresh air and exercise we need.  (I'm talking about us grown-ups, mostly.)  Today we got out for a much needed hike. There's something about spring and nature and energetic kids...combine them and you are sure to have a good time...and we did!  A good long walk can be so relaxing!  Naomi thought we would take her to a playground when we said "park".  But as you can see, there was a kind of playground of trees in this park.

Hiking at Red Top Mtn State Park

The very next day, we went to Red Top Mountain State Park to hike around. Here are some photos.

Trip to Red Top Mtn with the Sulser's

Heidi and Terry accompanied our friends, the Sulser's to Red Top Mountain State Park.  I have never been to the part of the park they visited.  It looks like fun!

Daniel Won's Birthday

Daniel turns 17. Happy Birthday, Daniel! Here are some shots of his party at a nearby Korean restaurant and having cake at our house afterwards.

A Modern Convenience

Old-fashioned is good, but there are modern tools to help us live more simply, too.  Our kitchen trash can broke.  It was the kind with a pedal you step on to open it, and it was round and it took up valuable kitchen floor space.  New trash cans of high quality were quite expensive, and we still would have a place in the kitchen where only one person could pass at a time--and it was really close to the sink!  The solution?  This concealed pull-out trash can.  It was on sale at Rockler, so it was actually cheaper than a replacement trash can.

Getting Back to Basics

These days, we are trying to learn new skills to help us live more independently, more frugally, and more sensibly. We also want to reduce the amount of man-made chemicals we consume and use, and live more simply. Here are a couple of examples: Making our own detergent, and composting our kitchen waste.