August 26, 2022

1. Our food friends showed up with an entree for dinner and we cobbled together a delicious unplanned BBQ dinner. It felt positively decadent!
2. My friend pushed back against sexist policies at her kid’s school and got them to change! I’m so proud of her for standing up for kids.
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August 19, 2022

1. We donated to our local CASA chapter, our local homeless shelter, a dog rescue, and The Human Utility.
2. We’re working on more Lakota donations! I’m rounding up good used clothing, toys, books, and some other odds and ends to ship.
3. PiC spotted a sale on Dave’s Killer Bread ($1.44 a loaf) and ibotta had a $1.50 rebate per loaf. This is the first time I’ve caught such a deal, we rarely buy the brands they promote.
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August 12, 2022

1. We donated to support Kara Perez, Alice Wong, two Donors Choose projects and Something Positive.
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August 5, 2022

1. I’m having some slow burn revelations that likely impact my mental and physical health (positively, one hopes but who knows).
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July 29, 2022

1. Smol Acrobat and JB got to pet a friendly cat!
2. We’re deep in the fog so we enjoyed soondobu for dinner. Soup for a soupy day!
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July 22, 2022

1. I had the most amazing Ropa Vieja and yuca frita.
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July 15, 2022

1. It cost an arm and a leg but I’m so very glad that we did get the backyard renovated when we did. We didn’t do anything fancy, we just made it less of a jungle and more of a safe outdoor place for all the dogs and kids to hang out. They make their own fun: finding the sunbeams, finding ways to make a mess, raking the potato plants unnecessarily.
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