A few weeks ago my parents were in town to celebrate our daughter's birthday with us. We have started to try to get a night away as often as we can when they come to visit. Now that all children are weaned and older, getting …

In November we had a giant storm called a bomb cyclone that came through the greater Seattle area (we live on the eastside). A bomb cyclone is a powerful storm that rapidly intensifies and causes a sudden drop in atmospheric pr…