We are in the middle of our annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 movie marathon on New Years Eve - it's part of the tradition we accidentally stumbled upon quite a few years ago. We have a smorgasbörd with smoked fish, fancy cheese, bread, fruits, veggies, and treats and watch MST3K. The first year we did … Continue reading December 31: Peace
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December 25: Merry
I wish I had some sort of warm, deep Christmas message today, but I'm afraid I'm pretty bland. I seem to be developing a cold and Anders definitely has a virus. We both slept much of the way up to Bemidji, where we had a lovely Christmas dinner with family. They played a rousing game … Continue reading December 25: Merry
December 24: Christmas Eve
I'm not sure why, but my family always celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve night. I should really ask my mom when we started that tradition. I like it because I am glad I don't have to get up and be awake and look good in the morning on Christmas. Also, I can't imagine trying to … Continue reading December 24: Christmas Eve
December 20: appreciation
In all my mopeyness, I haven't taken the time to express the good things. This warmed my heart so much. Last night, Annika was making all these drawings: some had the Fortnite logo, which surprised me because she kind of hates Fortnite. I went to take a look at her drawings and she told me … Continue reading December 20: appreciation
November 22: Thanksgiving
I suppose I need to write what I'm grateful for this year. I'm sure I'll forget some things, but here goes: My amazing husband who puts up with my shit and bakes pumpkin pies from scratch in the morning and lets me sleep in as late as I want most days and makes sure I … Continue reading November 22: Thanksgiving
November 21: Better
If you would have told me on Monday that I would leave school on Wednesday feeling *good* about things, I would have laughed in your face. But here we are. Teaching can give me metaphorical whiplash: one day can be terrible and I leave feeling like I'm the worst teacher in the world, the next … Continue reading November 21: Better
October 11: Happy Coming Out Day!
One of the first pictures of me in a newspaper was on the front page of the Minnesota Daily holding up a door in front of Coffman Union with Goldy Gopher while a friend burst through the door with a huge smile on National Coming Out Day. It was a great celebration. It felt good. … Continue reading October 11: Happy Coming Out Day!
July 19: I love…
Looked at the internet for inspiration for today's blog post and found something that might bring up my mood: stuff I love! The suggestion said to come up with 100 things, but I'm just going to list as many as I feel like. Sleeping in late Not having anything I have to do Sitting on … Continue reading July 19: I love…
July 15: Girl’s Day
I spent all day with Annika and my niece Ella. The boys are out at camp, so we had a girl day. Unfortunately, it was so hot we almost melted. We went to the Ramsey County Fair and did the rides, then ate ice because we overheated, then went and saw that Annika won first … Continue reading July 15: Girl’s Day
May 9: total exhaustion
There are no words for the mental and emotional exhaustion I have right now. I'm wiped out. It's almost a calm place to be, because there is nothing left in the reserves. Sleep would be nice, but I'm not sure that my body and muscles will let me do it. My body is on alert: … Continue reading May 9: total exhaustion
Adventures in Distraction 