Currently {May 2026 Edition}

Reading: 

So far, I would let my grandma read this book. 

Listening to:

I would not let my grandma read this book. 

Playing: Ark Nova always. 

Eating: leftover pizza.

Singing: Rolling in the Deep

Watching: 

The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorite stories, so I was very excited to watch the new mini series (streamed through the PBS Masterpiece app). I would let my grandma watch this. 

Craving: a scalp massage. 

Buying: Little People

Suffering from: seasonal allergies and a broken crown. My crown cracked in half last week, and I had a temporary crown put on while I wait for a new one, and it fell off (while at the movie theater watching Michael, of all things  - there may have been Hot Tamales involved). Now my tooth nub is exposed until I can get into the dentist post-weekend.

Wondering: why kids love to make believe that they are orphans. My kids and their friends always kill off their parents first thing. “Let’s pretend we’re sisters and our parents are dead.” I did the same thing when I was a kid. Barbies? Orphans. Stuffed animals? Orphans. Playing “house?” Orphans. Did the Box Car Children do this to us? Did anyone else watch On Our Own? Did we somehow find Miss Hannigan and Madame Medusa appealing?

Feeling: kind of yucky. I’ve had really bad allergies for about two months. At least I think it’s allergies. I’m a bit miserable. 

Surprised by: how fast the last year has gone by. All of Nicky’s friends are posting about how they finished their first year of college, and I can’t believe we’re already (almost) a year out from graduation. When I see these kids posting pictures with all of their college room mates and friends, I feel like I’m looking at the wrong people. I don’t know them! Who are they? For several years all the same kids have been in photos together, and now they’re all off taking photos with strangers! 

Nicky one year after graduation

Sad about: having to put a chicken down today. She couldn’t walk anymore, so we had to bit her adieu. It’s always a hard thing to do. 

Proud of myself for: ordering Daisy’s yearbook and registering her for her summer class.

Procrastinating: planning my Relief Society lesson and picking up some prescriptions.

Loving: baby goats. My parents’ goats birthed five babies in the past two weeks. Unfortunately they live two hours away, so I don’t get to have regular goat therapy. 

Hoping: to finish planting our garden this week.

I pulled a radish yesterday just for funsies

Wearing: a Beatles shirt and black joggers. 

Grateful for: dental insurance.