flowers! [130.365]

We walked over to Highland Park this morning, where the Lilac Festival was just starting (though almost none of the lilacs have bloomed yet - such a late spring!). Despite the lack of lilacs (I know they'll come, eventually), many of the other flowering trees were in bloom, and it kind of looked like a…

outside! [91.365]

M and I spent some time outside together after we picked her up from school this evening. It was so nice out! The sun came out late in the day, and it actually got up to 50 degrees! While we were hanging out in the backyard, I spotted a few plants starting to poke through…

snow day #2. [72.365]

Of course, after exhausting ourselves shoveling out our driveway last night, at 5:30am we got the call that M's school was cancelled again. I'm sure it was the right call - the streets were still a MESS today. The official total snowfall was "only" something like 15 inches, but on our street the drifts were…

snow day. [71.365]

We were all stuck at home today because of a blizzard. SO MUCH SNOW. We had a terrible night last night - M was being absolutely psycho all night, so I didn't get any sleep. Like, at all. So now that's 3 of the last 6 nights where I've not slept. Funtimes. We think she…

venturing to the surface. [64.365]

I haven't actually walked outside much on campus yet this semester (we have a fairly extensive tunnel system, and my office and both of my classrooms are accessible that way!), but there was a writing program colloquium this evening in a building that's not on the tunnels, so I walked outside. Today was less bitter…

walking home after dark in the snow. [63.365]

Apparently my new thing is posting blurry, out of focus Instagram shots now? Sorry about that! It was so pretty as we were walking home tonight, but trying to capture the snow in the streetlamp while walking, holding a 32.5lb toddler in one arm and wrangling your phone, with gloves on, in the other is...well,…

rainy day. [51.365]

Weird that it's warm enough to rain right now - I actually would rather have snow than rain when it's cold and wintertime, but c'est la vie. It sure made things slick today! I'm finally starting to feel "normal" again (though still very tired) after being sick (in various ways) basically non-stop for the first…

snow circles. [42.365]

What a lovely sight on my way out of my building yesterday evening. Some students must've marched in circles around the circular table and benches in the middle of the quad. I came down with something yesterday afternoon and I am SO FREAKING SICK right now, y'all. Haven't been able to consume more than a…

blinding. [30.365]

I love the sun, but boy, this stretch of road on our way to M's school is just utterly blinding on sunny mornings this time of year, especially when the roads are wet and/or icy. Today was a pretty good day. Had a blast with my writing students this morning, and then had a great…

playing with trains. [25.365]

We went to the Strong Museum of Play today. My parents got us a membership for Christmas and it was our first time visiting! <div align="center" Madrigal had a BLAST there. There was so much great stuff - fishtanks, all sorts of toys and play areas, a miniature Wegmans, a miniature Post Office, a place…

sunset over interfaith chapel. [23.365]

The sunset was gorgeous today. This was the view that greeted me as I left my office a little before 5 today. Not only was it ACTUALLY SUNNY when I left, there was even a rainbow! I couldn't get the rainbow to show up using my phone's camera, but it was beautiful in real life.…