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Saturday, December 20, 2025 The kids were the high point. Two three year olds and a new baby just make the whole thing fun. I loved the squealing when the grown up men (the dad types, not the grampa types) played hide and seek with the threes. I loved watching them dance to the singing […]

Friday, December 19, 2025 We’re having two parties – one with the guys and one with music friends. I made the grocery lists and really checked them twice. There are different menus, so there was a lot on the list. We shopped for three hours at Sam’s and Cub. We came home and cooked. I

Thursday, December 18, 2025 I came out of school today and everything was icy. I had to use the corner of the snow scraper to break into the ice on the driver’s window and slowly chip away. The windshield didn’t surrender at all. I am not tall enough to get any leverage, and it was

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 Keith and I go to the Mall of America every year and walk around all day on one day and buy stuff. Sometimes for ourselves, sometimes for others. Today was that day. We had a great time – but we did have to sit on a bench a few more times

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Dan joined us in going to see Jeffrey’s band tonight at Stillwater high school. A bunch of other fun folks were there too! Erick and Daniel get all the gold stars from me for coming to all the concerts! I got to hang out with Adalynn before the concert while everyone

Monday, December 15, 2025 We went to our first Tonic Sol-fa concert in April, only to find out it was their last tour. We enjoyed it SO much. They announced a very short (4 shows, I think) Christmas tour and we jumped on it. I am so glad we did. I am just smitten with

Sunday, December 14, 2025 Last night about midnight, our very smart thermostat sent Keith a message that said the house was 5° colder than it was set for. Mmm. Set to 60, but only 55. Why do furnaces wait until weekend – one with the coldest temperatures – and when we are out of town

Saturday, December 1, 2025 It was -4° when I got up this morning, but that didn’t seem cold enough, so we packed up and drove to Duluth. Ha! It’s -11° (feels like -34°) now, so we are winning. In a dumb way. The big lake was steaming. It looked cool. We went to see the

Friday, December 12, 2025 I’ve been busy with working the past two weeks. Keith had a gig tonight, so I was home alone. I could have done laundry. I could have cleaned up our bedroom. I could have done a lot of things. I played this Christmasy version of the watermelon game. A lot of

Thursday, December 11, 2025 Keith built my coworker (no, I don’t have a job) a table to set her mini fridge on so it can reach the outlet. He is a good guy.