Intergenerational Birthday Road Trip

In Detroit for the women's suffrage centennial art exhibit and lunch from many stalls inside Eastern Market. Lots of talks about the democratic candidates as animals (Warren is a dolphin), advice for the next decade in our lives, our best lessons in this one, and famous people born on my birthday (Vivaldi!).

Back home for pizza, and then off to the Wharton Center for My Fair Lady. The kids kept snoozing off, and after the show ended, we walked around in circles trying to find where we'd parked--thankfully, At spotted Bluey after about 20 minutes, just before Nu fell asleep on me again. 

I spy...

I came home from three hours of waiting to renew my driver's license (procrastinated too much to do it online, mail it in, or even make an appointment, and it's my birthday next week!) to At just "hanging out" in the tea garden, reading one of the books I got him for Christmas...

I know college is important, but it's lovely when he's home.

Money, Biriyani, and a Party

 I was looking for a yoga place near me when I found myself near the university credit union, and went in on a a whim to find that I did have one more small payment due to me from my adjunct class last term.  Ka-ching.

Made biriyani to celebrate being home, ate two bowls full, and was already in my jammies when Big A came home from his conference begging me to go to a party at D's. But I love Big A (and I love my birthday Anthro shipment), so I put on one of my new blouses, pulled on some old comfy jeans, and away we went.

It's a Snow Day, Deer

"It's a Snow Day, Deer" is practically what I said to a jubilant Nu after school called us this morning.

It's not too much snow--just enough, and since At is on Spring Break too, the human kids are playing Lego "bagame" in the basement.

The most strenuous thing I did today was drive to my massage appointment. I don't know who needs to hear this, but AM told me the last time I was there that lavender oil relieves pain, and this has been a life-changer.

Yoga and a movie; then more yoga and the same movie

The day started with a round of yoga with L and R, and then the rest of it was spent with J getting lunch, catching up, and watching Knives Out. I came home and did a round of yoga with the babies, found Knives Out for rent on Apple, and watched it again with the fam.

It's quite clever and very entertaining. I feel like we'll be reusing some phrases like "Nazi child" for years to come. Other movies suffering a similar fate at our hands: Step Brothers, Other Guys, Mean Girls, Clueless.

Winter Break Monday

 Woke up unhurried and unpanicked, and then a walk, a book, lots of tea, and cuddles.

Last Christmas

I wanted to give our neighbors's Baby E one of my favorite board books--Ezra Jack Keats' The Snowy Day. I even found a a little snow baby puppet I thought would bring out Baby E's cheeks and smile.

But the very next day, Baby E's parents went to visit grandparents in California for a month (smart of them), and then they moved into their own house sometime last month, and I never got the book to E.

This evening as we were walking home from Big A's Boss Day dinner at Sansu, we saw E's dad T on his way to pick up some things from their old place, and he stopped as he passed us to give us updates and I was able to pass on E's Christmas gift.

I did it! I gave it to someone special. It's not like we don't have snow after all. #GeorgeMichaelLives.