Lee Ann
Backyard Chickens: Prepare for Spring Chicks
For our family, one of the best things to come out of our early pandemic days was our foray into raising chickens. Not only do we now enjoy urban-fresh eggs on the regular, but...
Portland Signs of Spring: Brighter Days Ahead
Yesterday, as I brewed my morning coffee, a few early rays cast across my kitchen counter. My brain could not compute. Is that… could it be… might it be…. sunshine?
Later, when I stepped outside...
6 Ways Having an Au Pair Is a Win-Win-Win!
Growing up, young people from all over the world lived in our house at different times. Some stayed a few months, some up to a year. I formed not just friendships, but also a...
4 Kid-Friendly Alternatives to the Paper Valentine
Valentine’s Day used to catch me off-guard. After the madness of the holiday season, I'd spend January recovering from festive giving. Eventually, February 13 would roll around and I'd receive an email from my...
Winter Kicks: A “Cobra Kai” Meet-and-Greet and Great Deals at the Columbia Gorge Outlets...
Winter is the time for cozy slippers, hot cocoa, and binge-watching your favorite kid-appropriate series with your family. This is a pastime that we enjoy only as the chilly weather sets in, because there...
Women’s Pro Football Is Fire :: Meet the Oregon Ravens
“She flies with her own wings” is the Oregon state motto, and nobody embraces those words better than the Oregon Ravens. As the state’s only professional women’s football team, the Ravens are changing the...
Meet-and-Greet with Booboo Stewart Comes to the Columbia Gorge Outlets on Aug 13
I don't know about your kids, but mine keep streeeeeetching. Last week, after a full summer of wearing the same three pairs of shorts, my teenager put on some pants for a special occasion....
A Parent’s Guide to Taekwondo in Portland
In our family, only one of our kids has ever expressed much interest in competitive sports. However, it is important that kids have physical activity and exposure to different forms of movement and exercise....
2022 Portland-Area Egg Hunts
Spring is in the air (well, more or less!) and egg hunt season is ON. With more events opening up this year than in 2020 or 2021, we're sharing with you some of the...
5 Ways to Celebrate Black History Month in Portland
February is Black History Month, and Portland plenty of ways to celebrate. From the library's virtual "It's Black Storytime" to a stadium-sized Trailblazers celebration, there are lots of ways to honor and acknowledge Black...