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 9: Another perfect day
I am feeling refreshed and generally ready to go back to school tomorrow, which is really surprising. It helped that the weather was gorgeous. It helped that I went in to school for a couple hours to get myself prepared. I have plans for each class now for the next few days, and that is … Continue reading September 9: Another perfect day
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
July 7: Summer is Finally Feeling Good
I think it's because I wasn't home alone with the kids today, but I finally felt like "okay, summer is good" today. I got up late, relaxed, took Annika to get a haircut, picked up my niece who is staying over for the night, and we grilled. Nothing too pressing - that's the important thing. … Continue reading July 7: Summer is Finally Feeling Good
May 20: Sunday night blues
Today was too nice. It was the perfect temperature for doing anything. I went to Art-A-Whirl for a ladies day out, we grilled shrimp and ate outside, I cleaned up one of the small gardens, and did some chores. I'm tuckered out, but I don't want to go to sleep because I don't want to … Continue reading May 20: Sunday night blues
May 6: May Day Festival Day!
I love the May Day parade and festival. I started attending 20 years ago, in college. It was such a free day: great activism, important messages, good people, fun music and dancing... everything about it was great. I remember drumming for hours in a drum circle and dancing in the little lake. Once, I had … Continue reading May 6: May Day Festival Day!
April 28: Migraines
I am starting to get migraines. A couple years ago, I had my first migraine. It didn't hurt; it was an ocular migraine, which means that I had my vision disrupted and I felt weird, but that was it. It scared me a lot. I mean, all of a sudden my vision started to look … Continue reading April 28: Migraines
April 27: Circus Night
Today was a super long day - I'm finally just getting into bed because I had a rare late night after a school day. I went to Circus Juventas's Spring Show to see my talented niece perform in a couple acts and to see all the other talented young people from our city. They put … Continue reading April 27: Circus Night
April 22: Another Day, Another Mass Shooting
James Shaw, Jr is a hero. He hit a guy armed with an AR-15 with a swinging door, then wrestled the gun away from him, in the process severely burning his hand and likely saving the lives of many people in a Waffle House. Based on his press conference, he doesn't seem to like the … Continue reading April 22: Another Day, Another Mass Shooting
April 7: Giant Fish
I was surfing around on the ol' social media and came across a video of a guy in a kayak catching an 8 foot sturgeon in Idaho. I was super excited to show Dak, but he was pretty unimpressed. I got kind of frustrated, because, here was a guy in a kayak catching a fish … Continue reading April 7: Giant Fish
Adventures in Distraction 