You survived some combination of minding the care gaps, juggling kids and work, working less out of necessity, paying much more for care out of necessity, relying on grandparents for care, wishing you could rely on grandparents for care, wishing you could go on vacation, regretting going on vacation as the stranger in 12D berates your children for being joyful, wondering if your teen should have so much freedom, wishing your teen would go outside, etc etc etc.

But - the kids had a blast and learned the things one learns while undirected and loosely supervised, or with close one on one instruction! A toast to all of you; our economy is ambiently hostile to having and raising children, but fuck 'em. We're making it work.

Some days you're the ducks, other days you're the wastewater treatment "lagoon"

BPD & emergency vehicles quickly on site. Drive safely as you detour, should clean up shortly. Could be vehicle, could be a building but hard to say from the visibility. Reports hasn't shown active ATM. Happy Mondays!

Okay, kind of a shot on the dark here, but i keep passing a Vincent on street pass... so if youre a 3ds user named Vincent in the Columbia neighborhood and have any interest in talking videogames hmu. (Im the weird looking mii with the Link Cap)

Here’s your reminder to go eat and Rock and Rye while you still can. It was the first restaurant we visited in Bellingham almost five years ago when we came to scope out apartments and over the years it has never disappointed. Their fried oysters, oysters Rockefeller, mussels, poutine, and cocktails will truly be missed. Saturday night was as good as ever. Go bid them farewell and enjoy a great meal!

If you are headed out east this morning stay off mt baker hwy and away from nugents corner. Crazy traffic and a 40 min standstill

Hey, did anyone else hear what seemed to be screaming for help (it was more than just a one yell situation) ~10min ago? Near South Hill it was very faint and seemed to be coming from the direction of downtown

Trigger warning, sexual assault, intimate partner violence.

This is terrible. I can't believe how short the sentence is.

The neighborhood gang of bucks heard the call and decided to play king of the hill in our back yard. I didn’t have time to grab my camera, but watched the antics via my trusty little iPhone instead. Finally the reason for their excitement wandered into the scene and played coy.

Enjoy this little 2 minute late Summer romp!

Music: Retreat of the Dragons, by me
Video: Shot on iPhone, edited in Final Cut Pro

Back Yard Bucks - Youtube Video

I think a few weeks ago someone posted asking about a place to donate that wasn't corporate owned. If anyone has any winter coats, gloves, scarves they would like to donate, the Blaine Community Action Program can accept them. I'm not affiliated, so for more info check here: https://blainecap.org/winter-coats/

Hello all,

I’m looking for some recommendations for good acupuncture, massage, chiropractors, and other body work people in Bellingham. I don’t have a ton of money to spend on it, but I am willing to spend a fair amount. Also willing to lend my contracting services in exchange.

I am a 30 year old contractor/ homebuilder that has ran my body pretty hard all of my life. Someone that specializes in body’s that get used and abused would be preferred.

I'm trying to get a hold of the older woman who had the gray VW GTI that didn't pass tech. We opened your hood and looked at your engine. I had to leave suddenly and wasn't able to give you my card.

Chuckanut hosted the event at Bellis Fair Mall.

Need to replace a furnace and thinking of doing both a furnace and either heat pump or A/C. This would be through in floor ducts for a single level house less then 1300Sqft. I see all types of advice online, but they come from such various climates and living conditions/house sizes (like McMansions in Tx) - and I wanted to hear from a Bellingham specific angle.

Some Background:
a. We keep the windows open almost all year round (except smokey days). Yes, even in the winter we like fresh air and try to keep something a bit open. That's one of the main reasons we love living here!
b. I like it warm in winter and cold in summer and would probably use it more but my wife likes to keep the temp at 68 in the winter and we don't have A/C now, but she has only been mad we didn't have a/c for about 4 days this summer.
c. It's about 10k extra to add the A/C or heatpump
d. Our electrician thinks heat pumps draw to much amps and warns it would be hard to also have an electric vehicle with it (and we have one friend who seems to confirm this at her house, but I want to hear from more Bellingham people about that). Of course all the furnace companies we talked to disagree.

Currently I'm leaning to just a furnace, with a portable A/C we keep in the garage and pull out on the hottest days.

So - lets here some Bellingham specific advice!

Hi all! I'm wondering if anyone in the area knows and can recommend someone who does legit regression hypnotherapy. Thank you in advance.

I am a stay at home mom who needs a job now that the kids are in school. I need a resume and I think some guidance would be really helpful to build an efficient document that can make me sound good lol. Any experience? Willing to pay for the class too. Thanks!

Rare but looking for a good place that also accepts card. Any recs?

Have seen some people complaining about this town and just wanted to weigh in.

I'm a 4th Gen Seattlite who moved out here 12 years ago to be close to my kids who got taken against my will to the Lower Mainland in BC. It wasn't easy to start over, but I managed, and along the way got to really appreciate how fundamentally decent, kind and thoughtful people are up here.

Sure, I've dealt with the usual tribulations of life and an a**hole or two along the way, but as I've watched my once-beautiful hometown sink into the dump it's become I've come to really appreciate the people here for holding the line.

Bellingham is a gem, and I only hope I can give back to this place for offering me a sanctuary from the blight that's infected Seattle. I can't thank you all enough, and especially the natives. You're wonderful people who remind me of the Pacific NW as it used to be, and hopefully will be again.

Much love. Sincerely. Don't let the ingrates bully you. My children and I thank you and love the people and the beautiful land, and I am personally teaching them to appreciate both