1) L and I decided to go to the plant sale but didn't want the hassle of finding parking, so we walked over to the horticultural center and brought home our perennials on the sled L resourcefully brought with her. We must have looked like very eccentric ladies.
2) It was fun to see a bunch of MSU skaters practicing jumping amidst chatter and laughter and... using an MSU police barricade for practice.
3) Yesterday the pedicurist asked if At and I were sisters and today At remembered that people have been asking if we were siblings since At was about five years old. Back then, it used to make me feel bad because it felt like people were saying I wasn't a grownup. But now, I feel compassion for the ingenuous and overworked single mom I was.
4) Nu, who wouldn't even let me throw them a 16th birthday party bash, gave me permission to throw them a graduation party. I feel a bit guilty, because I think they're doing it to just make me happy, but L says doing stuff for others is a sign of maturity and I should give Nu that chance. Ha.
5) Today's Passover Seder at the M's was Muppets-themed. Nu wanted to go when the invitation first arrived, but ditched this morning. Big A who didn't want to go from the beginning kept making up silly, complicated reasons why (one of them was that Miss Piggy might be there and that would be problematic because of the prohibition against swine--eyeroll). It's a good thing I'd invited EM to go with me--we had a great time.
6) Pic: One of the rooms L and I wandered into by accident at the horticultural center happened to be the butterfly house. It was bright with sunlight and blooms and I think I got a butterfly or two in this frame.
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I forgot about the plant sale! Probably just as well. I'd likely kill it anyway.The seder sounds like a grand time. I love the idea of a Muppet theme and equally like Big A's reasoning!
Well big A gets points for a very creative excuse to not attend! And what a compliment to be mistaken for At’s sister! You are aging very well! I think it’s sweet that Nu letting you throw a party for them. Don’t feel bad about it, though. Hopefully they will enjoy the party!
I think I'd go to almost anything that was Muppet-themed. As a matter of fact, I think everyone needs more Muppets in their lives.
Ha ha... I like big A's reasoning there. So many happy and hopeful things here- spring is such a hopeful time with all the flowers.
You must be very youthful- no one would EVER mistake my daughter and me for sister, ha...
Good for you.
1) super smart idea about the sled, I am here for the excessive plant purchases
2) skating!
3) you sweet thing! You were definitely overworked but also you are lovely and young-looking, nothing wrong with that!
4) Yayyyyy for parties!!!
5) MUPPET THEMED!!!! I love that so much! Miss Piggy is my spirit animal, sorry Big A
6) Oh, how lovely!
The sled was a good idea. What was the muppet-themed seder like? Have fun party planning.
I love the idea of a muppet themed Seder.
My Maya wouldn’t let me throw her a graduation party from HS, but grudgingly allowed it for college. Sigh.
As a non-car owner I LOOOOOOOOVE the image of you two pulling a sled of plants! :)
-Steph
It was all outdoor plants, and it's a bit early--our frost cutoff date is mid-May. But the prices were half what they'd be at Van Atta's because MSU students grew it themselves. I'm going to keep them indoors for a bit.
I hope Nu'll enjoy the party too, Lisa... Wouldn't it be too "it's my party and I'll cry if I want to" if they don't? Yikes.
(TBH, I think service professionals ask if people are sisters because people will take it as a compliment if they're wrong, but will feel bad the other way round.)
More Muppets and more Sesame Street! I'd prescribe it like a medicine to close-minded, small-hearted people!
Haha, Jenny. At is NOT a teenager, so there's that. Also, I'm dying imagining Nu's reaction if anyone mistook us for siblings. hahahahaha
Thank you!
Nicole, aren't you just the sweetest?! Thank you, friend XOXO
Thanks, Steph! I think party planning will have to be a bit muted to accommodate Nu. I'm very grateful they're allowing this and won't want to mess it up...
Thank you for sharing that, J...
I'd not heard of kids doing that before and thought it was just Nu...
Steph--My kids are following in your footsteps; they're both opposed to car ownership! (Big A hates cars, too but needs his to commute to work. You should hear him go on about "stroads.")
Graduation party!! Look at Nu giving you all the opportunities to showcase your hostessing skills!
Oh, I'm proceeding very cautiously and respectfully over here!
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