• Driving with windows open, feeling sweet breeze, listening to sweet birdsong.
• Little trip down Facebook Friendship Memory Lane with Sarah when we started wondering when we took our first walk together (spring 2013, in case you’re wondering) 😊. What a fun little journey! 💖
• Remembering other past appreciations like the time I counted the 32 ducks who crossed the road while I waited. Thanks, past Diana, for recording that fact. 😁
• Dinner with the Duncans. Yeah, I know it happens almost every night, but I sure do love it.
• Carrots. 🥕🥕🥕
Appreciations 4/20 – 4/24: Winter/Spring/Summer all in one week!
Mounds of snow melting in a matter of days. Going from blizzard to barefoot and backyard barbecues in one week!
Gathering with wonderful women to talk about My Grandmother’s Hands. So grateful for the community and support. So excited for the Resmaa Menakem & Robin DiAngelo Experiencing the Racial Body and Mind workshop in June!
Spending time with my bright and beautiful friends. How rich my life is!
Homework! Ahahaha! I forgot how much I like doing homework tasks and checking them off. Hahahaha!
Spending the morning with the inimitable Ida. What a fashion flare!
The most amazing owl bracelet that Ida chose for me. What a precious gift!!
F L O W E R S BLOOMING!
Walking around the block barefoot… the joy of the rough pavement. The, um, shall we say “thrill” of starting along the north side of the block across we pavement…Thinking “Oh, it’s not too bad” and then, 15 feet further in thinking, “Holy heck it’s a cold as, uh, melted SNOW!) 😉
Messages from Ida as she learns about predictive texts!
Seriously Good Stuff
I don’t often remember to hop over here to publish random links to happy stuff (which usually end up on my personal Facebook page). But here are a few fun things from the past week!
Video and story about super cool quantum physics sculptures that seem to disappear as you walk around them!
Accidental discovery of plastic-eating super enzyme!
Plus, big chain fast-food restaurant begins phasing out plastic straws.
Yale’s Science of Well-Being course taught online…for free! (Yes, I did sign up and begin the class this morning!!) 😄
Appreciations 4/16-4/19: Balancing acts.
Snow snow so much snow ❄️ AND sun sun melty melty sun. 🌞
Wakey wakeful night filled with ideas and wonderings 😲 AND sleepy slumbery night – out before 10 pm and sleeping hard! 😴
Wander-y, circuitous days 🤔AND hyper-focussed yowsa productive days. 😊
Appreciations 3/27 – 4/15. Lots o’ stuff, complete with emojis. 😄
Fun Easter weekend! Family, food, and so. much. fun! 🌷
Getting to see Katie and Cina TWO weekends in a row. Brunches and playtime and car shopping (and ice cream!) Wheeeee! ✨✨✨
Taxes done with plenty of time (okay, 5 days…) to spare. 😆
Meeting with wonderful women to discuss My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem. What powerful book. I’m so grateful to be working through it with this amazing group. 💖
Most impressive hairdos presented at the 2018 Hair Festival. Um, yes, it was held in our basement at 8:16 pm last Tuesday. Did you NOT get your invitation??? 😉
Getting to see the gang at Mom and Dad’s this weekend….despite the absurd weather! We missed you Laura, Melanie and Andy. 🌨️❄️🌬️❄️🌨️
People making the proverbial lemonade by skiing and sledding down the middle of the street last night. 🛷 ⛷️
These two lovebugs (Sarah & Ida). I am so lucky I get to know and live with them! 💚💛🧡
Storytelling with Ida and Mckenzie. I love the things we learn…like that Ida won the race and was presented with a gigantic trophy lasterday. Lasterday!! 🏆
Kiki’s Delivery Service. So fun to watch it again after all these years. 😊
While we are sad that our little Partridge Rock didn’t make it, we do love the little Ameraucana that has joined our family since. What a spunky, sweet little bird! 🐥
Appreciations 3/7 – 3/26
I am humbled and delighted by the MDFun Bingo Kickstarter success! So grateful to everyone who backed, promoted, or shared the project — AND everyone who supported me during those busy last couple weeks!!
Other things I appreciate from the past few weeks…
• Warm, sunny weather and crunchy ice.
• Flinger toys that stick to the ceiling and entertain Toby who watches hopefully for one to fall.
• Ida’s careful flagging of all the important pages in her book. 🤣
• Amazing meals with amazing people including (but not limited to!!) Lisa, Alison, Amy, Sarah, James, Mckenzie, Terri, Ellis, Katie, Cina. ❤️
• My new Irish guardian angel. Thank you, Lisa! ☺️
• Thought-provoking live shows (at Open Eye Figure Theatre) and movies (Black Panther!!).
• New games! Modern Art, Evolution (with Climate expansion!), Pandemic, Sushi Go, and Go Nuts for Donuts.
• Not-new games! Bohnanza, Carcassonne, Catan, and of course our old standby, Canasta.
• A fabulous family outing that included a stop at Sugar Sugar Candy and Anoka Ramsey Farm & Garden. New candy and baby chicks for the household all in one day!! 🍭🍭🍭🐥🐥🐥
Last day of the MDFun Kickstarter!
We are seriously happy that we made our goal – and even posted a stretch goal to add a Spanish version of the game to this round of printing. Whether we make that goal or not, we are incredibly grateful for the love and support from so many people to make this project a reality! Here’s to the last day of this campaign!!
Spanish version stretch goal unlocked! 39 hours left to pre-order MDFun Bingo cards!
We are so excited to share these bingo cards designed to generate giggles, create community, and make doctor appointments fun!
M. D. Fun Bingo cards make a wonderful gift for someone with a new diagnosis. And if you don’t want the cards for yourself, we will donate them to a community clinic for you! Learn more about the project here:
kickstarter.com/projects/949221807/md-fun-bingo-card-game
Today we reached our original goal and are now working on a Spanish version stretch goal! Our Kickstarter campaign ends on March 21, so be sure to check it out before then to order your cards.
The Spine-tingling Tale of the Burping Ghost…MDFun Bingo update #5
Because what could be more fun that a blooper reel about burps and ghosts, right?!
We are 68% funded with 12 days to go. Please check out our project, tell your friends, watch us being SUPER professional as we film the video…. 😉
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/949221807/md-fun-bingo-card-game/posts/2132946
Happy Friday, y’all!
Appreciations 3/5 – 3/6: Magic!
The absolute magic of a smart, funny, superbly written and performed show. Mu Performing Arts’ production of Two Mile Hollow was brilliant. I’m so glad Sarah and I got to see it!!
The magic of anticipation. We are already excitedly looking forward to adding more chickens to the coop this year. It’s fun to learn about the different breeds and think about what our flock might like.
The magic of March weather. 40º and sunny one day, 6 inches of snow the next day. 😉
The magic of snail mail. Receiving it has brightened so many days lately…and now I get to make cards to send out. Fun!
Scratch off rainbow sparkle unicorn magic! Jane is her own very special kind of magic!! 💖💖💖
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