I live in Minnesota, which means it shouldn't feel like 100 degrees in mid-September. I hate weather like this. It feels all burny and difficult to breathe and my whole body gets sticky and drippy and melty. It's pretty gross. I had a lovely birthday party today regardless of the heat. The whole family was … Continue reading September 15: Why so hot?
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September 3: Labor Day; or, the end of summer
Tomorrow we all go back to school. Both of my kids and I are anxious-excited. I never sleep well the night before school starts, so I don't have high hopes for a relaxing night. The only person who saw it as just another night was Dak, who just kind of went about his evening, playing … Continue reading September 3: Labor Day; or, the end of summer
September 2: Farmers Market and Naps
Today was what a summer day was supposed to feel like: I slept in for a while, got up and went to the farmers market in the rain, took a long afternoon nap, and had a delicious, fresh dinner with family. We played some trivia tonight and went to bed at a relatively reasonable hour. … Continue reading September 2: Farmers Market and Naps
September 1: Suggestions for the State Fair
We took our annual trip to the Great Minnesota Get-Together today and while it was fun, I have a few suggestions for improvements. We should have a 12-day pass that we can buy to let us go to the fair any time. I would prefer to go to the fair for a few hours a … Continue reading September 1: Suggestions for the State Fair
August 31: “I have a question”
Annika always starts her questions with this. She started doing this sometime earlier this year, although I can't really pinpoint when. I think she regularly interrupts people, so if she starts with "I have a question" then she can ask the question when she knows the person is listening. She interrupts me when I'm reading … Continue reading August 31: “I have a question”
August 26: “the last day”
It's the last day of summer before I go back to work. Technically, the day is over and I have to be there in just a bit over seven hours from now. I should be sleeping, I know. I can never sleep the night before. The first night AFTER starting work, yeah, I can sleep. … Continue reading August 26: “the last day”
August 26: “the last day”
It's the last day of summer before I go back to work. Technically, the day is over and I have to be there in just a bit over seven hours from now. I should be sleeping, I know. I can never sleep the night before. The first night AFTER starting work, yeah, I can sleep. … Continue reading August 26: “the last day”
August 24: “can’t sleep”
Annika is back from spending a whole week in Bemidji and she can't sleep. We've tried some water, reading, sleeping on the couch instead of on her bed, listening to a podcast to relax, and finally I had her take a melatonin (see yesterday's blog for more info on that). She's still awake and she's … Continue reading August 24: “can’t sleep”
August 19: need some rain!!
Everything is a scorched, smoky hellscape because it hasn't rained in forever and there is so much smoke from the OVER 500 fires burning in British Columbia right now. It feels icky outside. I feel icky when I'm outside too much. My throat gets scratchy and I even got a headache today. And it's been … Continue reading August 19: need some rain!!
August 18: dreams
I've been having a lot of crazy dreams lately. For example, I dreamed that I had to drive across part of the country to get to Boats and Bluegrass (the music festival we go to each year in Winona) and then when we got there, there wasn't room for the camper (we don't have a … Continue reading August 18: dreams
Adventures in Distraction 