2001 APR 09 : SATURDAY
CY and family came over for a visit. I made fresh pasta. CY was experimenting with the manual function on her SLR camera.
2011 APR 10 : SUNDAY
We went out to the West Seattle Farmer’s Market in the morning and met up with EP and HK. KK was doing something else (sleeping?). We walked through the market, bought a few things (apple juice for the Kai, frozen cherries for the Kai, and pepper raspberry jelly for the rest of us). We then went to Coffee to a Tea with Sugar for drinks and snacks while the kiddies romped about in the play area. I appreciate that Coffee to a Tea always has day old scones and things for pretty cheap.
2011 APR 16 : SATURDAY
I had to meet with someone at Seattle University in the morning, but Amanda and the Kai went over to AC-MC’s place for pancake bfast. Later they also went to a class at the Seattle Gymnastics Academy. LK enjoyed it, but I dunno if I want to start scheduling his life with classes and activities yet.
We did yardwork and stuff later. And we did a grocery run to Trader Joe’s and Madison Market. I got a super cheap magnum of sake at Madison Market… I hope it is good, but if not I can also mix it with cranberry juice.
When LK woke, Amanda and he and MC,CC, and LC went for an adventure to the Space Needle since everyone involved has a membership. They look the light rail downtown then picked up the monorail to the Seattle Center. I drove in case there was an emergency (and since I would have to pay to go up the Needle), but driving took a long time because of traffic which seemed to be due to weird exit/onramp closures and construction on I5.
As it turned out, the Space Needle was closed for a private party, so we just had dinner at the Center House and took in some activities like watching a totem pole getting carved. I took LC back home in the car while everyone else took public transport.
2011 APR 17 : SUNDAY
We took a trip to Costco in the morning to return some towels and getting random supplies and to have a cheap pizza and berry sundae lunch. On the way home, we stopped at an architectural salvage place to check out what they had. Amanda wanted to look for a cheap window to make a cold frame out of. It was an interesting place, but we will have to come back when we are without the Kai. They had an old Seattle Center ticket booth there (“Make an offer!”) which would almost make an insta-henhouse.
We did more gardening and yardwork and whatnot afterwards. It was very sunny, which was nice. I have been keeping the chickens outside during the day but still taking them inside for the night. They seem to have no problems with 46 degree weather, but the evenings recently have been getting down in the mid 30s. I still have to do a bit of stuff to their temporary coop, but we should be able to keep them outside permanently probably by the end of the week. We could do it now, but I don’t want to bother sticking a light in the coop since I should put a few GFI outlets in the basement before doing so.
Amanda did get a lot of the garden planted, though. I guess we will see what grows where in our new place.