Yeah, that means something totally different to me than my bestie, but there’s so much value in both!
Craft World
Your Favorite Yarn DIYs
Cat Talk
How to Pet a Cat
Garden Report
Jiffy Peat Pellets
Poison of Choice
Unicorn Cocktail
Frog Source
1,000 Frogs Into the Wild
What more could a college kid ask for?
Party Games
Animalalchemists
EShopper Forum
Care Packages For College Students
Animal Report
One Guinea Pig is Against the Law
Poetry Report
How Poetry Can Change The World
Politics Report
Actions To Combat Climate Change
Real Book
N.E.W.T.S. Magical Read-a-Thon
This week, I’m loving…
Our Not Back to School Ice Cream Party at Cold Stone Creamery! I set this up every other year and it’s always my favorite. The owner is hilarious and does such a great job with the kids, and I love to watch the kids make ice cream and just enjoy each other’s company. Happy kids make me happy. I was up all night the night before working, but this totally changed my mood.
FALL! It’s upon us and I can’t think of anything else. All of my favorite indie places have Halloween scents that I want to try, Starbucks is already breaking out the pumpkin flavors and everyone has decorations for sale. Some people might buy cars, houses or trips if the won the lottery. Me? I’d buy ALL THE FALL STUFF. Then I’d probably pretend it’s fall year-round. I’m refusing to even enter the Spirit store until September.
Cinnamon in my coffee. It’s such a simple thing to add that makes such a difference.
Wood Sprite filling up a notebook of drawings like there’s no tomorrow.
Wood Sprite’s chemistry class, which is taught by a wonderful friend of mine. All of the kids seem to love it.
Jim Gaffigan’s Quality Time special on Prime. He always cracks the three of us up!
Bacon in the oven. Why don’t I do this more often? So easy and yummy.
So many teen things coming up this fall for Wood Sprite. Sometimes it’s overwhelming but I’m so grateful of this community of parents who organize things for one another’s teens. I’m also grateful for some of the moms who’ve been there for me, which wasn’t something I even expected desiring when I started this journey.
What are you loving this week?
Love tea cocktails? You might be interested in these new sugar-free options.
Good Drinking
New Flavors at Southern Breeze
That 80s Blog
80s Revival in Pop Culture
Female Report
Pia Klemp’s Words of Wisdom
Grateful Dead Music
Which Bands Are Similar To The Grateful Dead?
Medicine Report
Are You Seeing Things?
Dessert Report
Best Sorbet Recipes
Anxiety is high and my moods are swinging like saloon doors, so in lieu of a Tuesday Currents post, here are some of my fur babies that make everything better. Enjoy.
Would you eat a cake if it looked as if it had been stitched together?
Dessert Report
Sewn Cake Art!
That 80s Blog
Patric Nagel Makes a Comeback
Grateful Dead Music
John Fogerty’s Remarks About Grateful Dead
Female Talk
Share the Good
Good Drinking
Back to School Cocktails for Parents
Do you think it can be done? Would you do it if it could?
Hunger Blogger
Dietary Changes to Save the Earth
Party Games
If You Had To…
Freaky Phenomena
Corals on the Run From Climate Change
Weird Animal Report
Animals are Walking Strangely
Medicine Report
Have You Tried Intuitive Eating?
How do you get your cat to sit still for one?
Cat Talk
Cat Selfies
Garden Report
Blooming Tables
Poison of Choice
Gorgeous Garnishes
Frog Source
Last Loa Water Frogs Rescued
Family Guy Talk
Simpsons Did It!
Northwest Specialties
Pancakes and French Toast: Portage Bay Cafe
This week I’m loving…
phone chargers! Indy found a bunch in a drawer and suddenly we’re not all swiping each other’s chargers. Plus, we all got little rechargeable banks from the library for summer reading (as well as another library for the adult reading program!) and those things have been SO helpful, especially when your phone is older than several of the libraries themselves!
bath bombs for stressful times. This Golden Boy one from Fortune Cookie Soap was everything yesterday.
people who come out of the woodwork when you’re in pain just to say they are there and they care. It means so much. It’s always surprising to find out who does… and who doesn’t.
a rare week that’s been mostly at home. There’s just as much work to be done as ever, and only three cool rooms in the house, but it’s also nice to not be running to and fro for a bit. We did go to a fun class last night on the “lost art of passing notes,” and the teacher had a fabulous soundtrack.
goofing off with Wood Sprite and Indy over said note-making and pizza later.
super Penzey’s deals. I’m now the proud owner of a Penzey’s towel, which I’ve always wanted, which was totally free this week!
the help of our wonderful 4-H specialist, who always seems to have it together, even while sick, when the rest of us are falling apart. She picked up forms from my house yesterday to save us a trip! You can’t beat that kind of dedication and we are so grateful for it.
dates with Indy while Wood Sprite is in class, which is a thing again after a very brief break.
such a cool chemistry/physics class hosted by a teacher/mom/dear friend in our area. Wood Sprite is loving it so far!
giving Wood Sprite independent assignments and working quietly together in the office, which is one of my favorite things. We usually discuss everything after, even if there’s been a report written, because we just enjoy it.
What are you loving this week?
Sara J. Schmidt 