3/18 - Phanpy goes for a swim

(Phanpy was very annoyed that I called him Flail yesterday! That is his special power, not his name!)

A coworker gave me a nice skull cup and some pretend cold coins for my desk’s pirate collection.  Phanpy thought he’d take a little dip.  Lucky for him, the cup was empty.  Pokemon cards should not get wet!

3/17 - Flail joins a pirate crew

Pirates have taken over my new desk!  (They are happy to be out of their box.)
They recruited Flail, who offered to use his trunk for backup cannon duty.
Yarrrrr!!!

2/11 - Pinkie Pie calls a Heroes of the World meeting

Yes, of course Pinkie Pie is a hero! Not only because of her Pinkie Sense, but because she brings yummy treats to meetings!  That makes her a hero in my book.  :)

She was also very brave when we met this fierce fellow.  Pinkie Pie cooed at him and tamed him right away.

2/03 - Thomas found my people!

Every good workplace has a little bit of piracy in it, and Thomas found ours.  Avast!

1/07 - Jake and the Nevereaten Fruit Cake

Jake said, “I won’t eat it! Not even if I were stranded on a deserted island!”

Fun fact:  One of my family's holiday traditions growing up involved the Norwegian version of fruitcake called julekaga.  My grandmother would make it every year and mail us a loaf, along with a variety of Christmas cookies.  We'd inhale the cookies, but the julekaga...  notsomuch.  If visitors came along, we'd try to fob it off on them:  "Try it!  It's Norwegian!"  They'd take a polite bite or two, but you really could not get rid of that stuff.

1/06 - Jake finds a car you can plug in

I knew they existed, but I hadn’t seen one being charged up!  How cool is that?

Jake also did a little table sailing while we waited for my lunch to be ready.  We didn't find any treasure but fresh air today.  Yo ho and we go!

12/17 - Snoopy goes postal

Snoopy and I went to the post office today to mail some packages.  He felt boxed in, and then was surprised to see himself upside down and feeling a little green!

Meanwhile, at home, Jake found himself a new crew of mateys.

11/28 - Happy Thanksgiving!

I am thankful for friends, family, and feet. (I have been without crutches for one week!) I am also thankful for pie.

First Matey and I attempted to make a "faux pecan pie" that the tree nut allergy folks in this family can enjoy.  We used my family recipe instead of the one that inspired me here.

And as soon as I digest dinner a bit, I'll let you know how it went.  It sure looks pretty!

And happy pie is happy.  For now...  Bwahahaha...

11/27 - First Matey fuels up and finds friends

First Matey likes his lattes fancy!  Avast!

Then, First Matey found 'Mater and some friends.  Ho, ho, huh?

5/16 - Plate of Carrots has an exciting day

First, we learned not to play with electricity.

Then, POC went for a sail on a pirate ship.  They tried to tell us it was art, but if it sails, we’re outta here.

4/29 - CowCow sets sail

Here’s what CowCow and I saw during our lunchtime wander:
A cute little doggie that tried to say “Mooo,” but it came out “Bawooo” instead.

And!  A pirate ship!

4/12 - Pirate Crew takes over

First, Dr. Eggman and Cap'n Hook attacked the snowflake Yuliya made for me…

Then, they tried to take over a bank! (OK, it was a store in an old bank.  That is the inside of the door of a big old safe!)

9/19 - Ocean Research Truck finds a new specimen

Ocean Research Truck and I saw a shoe shine stand and a shiny circle with squares at lunch today.  The rest of the day was meetings, meetings, meetings.

We named this strange creature Alligatorus Hatticus.

Wasn't Mandaryn Crush so sweet to get me this cARRRRd for Talk Like a Pirate Day?

8/17 - Summer vacation: Camping edition

Um, hi.  I'm back.  I meant to announce that I'd be off for a bit, but things got super busy and then I was in the woods.  Let me explain...

So my friend and I had been talking about camping and thinking it would be great to take our collective kids on a camping adventure, and then we put our planning heads together and just like that, a camping trip was born.

First, we took a ferry ride into the city to have lunch with our friends.

Then, we packed up everything but the kitchen sink, and went off to the redwoods.

We met banana slugs, deer, raccoons, huge crows, and lots of mosquitoes.

The kids frolicked on fallen trees and made "dirt angels" in the dust.  (In their pajamas. Sigh.)

We played pirates, finding that fallen trees make excellent planks and pirate ships.  We found nuts and called them gold dubloons.

We went to the beach and ran wild with friendly dogs.

We ate camp stove nachos and made s'mores.

We camped with twin 6-year olds and a 3-year old and not only survived, but thrived.  Best vacation ever.

7/24 - The Thing finds some new buddies

I am the pirate one. Which one are you?

Forgot to add this yesterday.  The Thing loves to smash ice cream cones.

7/20 - Mack finds pirates and a snake lady

Mack wanted to race the trolley down California Street, but he was startled by its “Ding ding!” chatter.

Who knew we’d find such Goth stuff in the Financial District?

7/08 - Weekend fun: Water fun edition

This weekend was all about water...  On Saturday, we went to the lake and learned about low water levels.

On Sunday, we went first to the track and I finally passed my roller derby skills assessments! I did the 25 (laps) in 5 (minutes) in 4:47. Booya!!!

Then, Honey BasHer and I took our collective derby kids to the water park. They left after a while, but we stayed pretty much all day.

Then we went home for dinner and cupcakes to celebrate my birthday.