It all started with a dare.
We were staying at a Hilton in Florida for my birthday getaway. (this was before we lived in Florida) and the pool director announced a “beginners scuba diving” experience in the pool.
The 5 foot deep pool.
Hubs said… “You’ve always wanted to see if you could do this…now’s your chance.”
I said.
I woke up to these lovelies this morning…
I usually kill flowers (hence why my house is full of fake flowers. Seriously. It’s okay to judge me. I’ve lived with this situation for a while now.)
These seem impervious to my neglect.
So, we did a thing. After we got our porch cleaned up we looked at it and said…we’re missing something…what is it?
Do you feel like this is Monday?
This is a quick note today because, well, are we sure it’s not Monday?
I was in Menards yesterday buying lilacs and my brain actually said…oh great, I’ll have tomorrow afternoon to plant them because TODAY IS SATURDAY.
Apparently not. I got the lilacs planted,
Happy Friday!
I dunno about you, but I’m looking forward to a nice looong Memorial Day weekend…
Full of yard work, and painting and maybe, if I’m lucky, steaks on the grill.
But I deserve it because I’ve been wildly busy since returning to Minnesota, starting with spending most of last week at a publisher’s conference.
Let’s have a little catch up.
Last time we chatted, I was packing to drive home to MN.
My dog was freaking out about us leaving him behind. He grabbed his leash and followed us around the house. What a silly.
But sweet.
No one likes to be left behind,
Just a quick note today. We’re on the road to Minnesota…
(To be clear, the dogs ride on the INSIDE of the car, with us. But for some reason Mr. AI thought All Dogs Should Ride on Roofs, so that’s what we got today. And I would have taken a picture of the dogs,
Happy Tuesday.
This is the last Tuesday I’ll be writing to you from the beach.
I know.
It’s very sad.
We went for our last walk on the beach today. (To be clear, we’re very excited to get back to Minneapolis and our people there. But we will miss our people here…)
(I’m not sure why I look like I didn’t sleep for a week.
When we last chatted, I was diving in to catch up on work and writing after abandoning my characters in a blizzard in Alaska to head north and hang with these two cuties.
They just warm my heart.
I emerged two days later, manuscript finished, to go for a celebratory dinner on the beach with Hubs (at our favorite restaurant – Squid Lips!
Happy Friday! Free book in the PS.
BUT first, it’s been a bit of a crazy week. You may or may not have noticed that there was no Tuesday note.
That’s because my sweet daughter-in-law went into labor on Sunday afternoon. I missed the initial phone call, and about 30 mins later,