I have been getting thoughtful gifts.

Missy gave me grabby arms so I can reach more things. My children want them of course but they’re old enough to feel bad taking them away from me so I generally have at least one. They fold up and can fit in my backpack that I am wearing around. (My hands are full of crutches when I go places.)

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I spent some minutes doing this today.


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I took raffie to a fancy afternoon tea at the Nicollet island inn. Ben came with. It was fun :)

Me: Should I put milk in this tea? What kind of tea is it?
Raffie: yes you should. It’s a breakfast tea.

Raffie likes tea.


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My birthday was last week ( Read more... )

Ben does this adorable thing where he looks for monarch eggs on the milkweed every spring and then raises the caterpillars and sets the butterflies free.


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I really like nature walks. I like most walks outside in nice weather. I drag along the children and find places on my AllTrails map we haven’t gone before. (Not hard- so, so many nature walks in and around the tc.). I make sandwiches and we bring a ton of water and they always drink it all and complain about everything. They’re going to have fond ( Read more... )

I am eating a package of peeps. The yellow bunny kind. Because I can ( Read more... )

Ben: I don’t want to be a Debbie downer, but did you notice that we have reached the end of an era?

Me: ?

Ben: Saul no longer needs his bidgie.

Me: he still uses it sometimes...

Ben: but he doesn’t need it.

Me: but he’s still sweet and cute and tiny saulie the paulie.

Ben: Saul’s in college. Saul collage. Saulage.

I am in a rest area.
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Me: I have never made a human into a chair.

Ben: well, I did that once, but I was young.