news from the moosefish home in the mountains: clara, tokul, amy, and john http://www.moosefish.com/news Lilly is clearly not satisfied by her own enormous popsicle and has her eyes on Henry's. Are we nuts for giving them a week's worth of sugar? Yeah, probably, but it was the last concert of the season for us so lick away! http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1510 Clara's moved to the next step and now gets to work the sewing machine herself. This doesn't bode well for my plans to have her pursue a career in mountain death defiance. http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1509 I'm not sure about the wisdom of parking the truck on our drainfield, but getting the kids to wash it was clearly a stroke of genius! http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1507 Lilly's tumultuous relationship with her hair continues. This time it was Lilly scoring points by giving herself a bit of a haircut. It could have been worse so we're just waiting for what comes next. http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1508 Amy took the kids to the Festival at Mt. Si's fireworks show and managed to make a picture using only the light from the sky. Pretty fancy. http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1506 After a few really stressful days it was a quick trip up a mountain that allowed me to say, "Goodbye," to Grandma. http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1505 My grandmother was buried next to my grandfather and her parents in Massachusetts. It was my honor to be a pallbearer, but I'd be happy if it's the last casket I'm ever asked to carry. The obituary is here. http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1504 Me being busy with work and heading out of town early Thursday morning meant there was no reason to hang around home when Chelan beckoned. http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1503 Another great plan gone awry, but could it have been in a better place? http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1502 Hmm... Amy and the kids have gone back to Chelan... hmmm... anyone up for a hike? http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1501 Really? Loser Ridge? That sounded like a good idea? http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1500 More cousins than you can herd to Tokul's Pool. http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1499 The kids play one-potato-two-potato-three-potato-you're-it on a sunny evening in the yard. Somehow it always ended on Henry. http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1498 One of the best lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness coupled with spectacular views and a classic sunset. Pure TNAB. http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1497 I bet if I turned a firehose on a group of kids and teens they wouldn't cheer me. They'd lock me up, that's what they'd do. Life is so unfair. http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1496 The kids haven't quite figured out that the hammock is a place of quiet relaxation. I'll admit, though, it makes for a killer boat-in-a-storm simulator. http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1495 What could be more fitting for a three year old than Ooey Gooey Science Camp? How about getting to bring home your ooey gooey science project each day? http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1494 Who would climb this if you couldn't drive most of the way? (Let us all give thanks for Hancock permits!) http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1493 That poor boy just can't stay on his feet. It's no wonder he's often wearing his helmet even when he's not on his bike, huh? http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1492 I bet those aren't machine washable, are they? Thanks, Michelle. I think. http://www.moosefish.com/cgi-bin/package_display.pl?packageID=1491