Anna

Well that was enough to be fully awake. Ugh.
#AlaskaEarthquake #FallEarthquakeFlashbacks

Red white and blue Sticker saying I voted today! Did you?

Palmer, Wasilla, & Houston all have city elections today. If you're a resident of any of those, there's still time to head to a polling place and be part of your local government.
#MatSuValley #Palmer #Wasilla #Ivoted #LocalElections

The lights are out in the Valley!
#AuroraWatch #Alaska #Palmer #MatSu

She isn't going to make it, and I'm a mess. We did what we could, and it's not going to be enough 💔😭

Sunshine Cat is trying really hard to be okay. We've been doing daytime hospitalization at the vet the last two days to give her a chance to recover, but it's rough. We could use love the most, but also a little help. 💔
gofund.me/469494b4
Venmo: @alaskasunshine

Sunshine Cat isn't okay. I don't know if her ancient self will make it through this time. Headed to the vet urgent care. Please send love, we could use it. 💔

I realize broad science-literacy problems cannot generally be solved just by shoving more facts at people but I really wish more people understood that the entire purpose and mechanism of a vaccine is to educate your OWN immune system, making it about the most "natural" medical intervention possible

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

The notebooks in the middle are empty, but she figures my high schoolers can use them. The red one has some pages in it, but looks older than I am? Why do we still have these??
My teens are disappointed the neon ones are all used up. I think I gained points for having owned neon notebooks though.

Notebooks and papers in loose piles scattered on a rug

My boomer mother gave me another "bag of treasure papers" (her exact words) I get home & sort them tonight....friends these include a notebook of Algebra 2 work & Geometry quizzes from high school, which was more than a couple years ago. Why??

Valley & Anchorage events happening tomorrow!

There may have been a Nick Begich sign in the state ROW behind my house that took a midnight walk & was never seen again. TBF I asked the campaign to get it & asked DOT about removal. DOT said they don't have staff to deal with it. I'm willing to pick up all types of trash that's in the ROW though.

We made it to 8 p.m. until campfire ignition today. I think this is night number 5?
I saw their new firewood pile. They're unfortunately well supplied.

People are just astonishing. The rules of society and science don't seem to apply. My neighbors are back at it again tonight 🙄

Tonight we have smoke starting at 11:45 p.m.
I hate this. At least I got to enjoy my deck earlier in the evening.

Do we place bets on how many nights in a week my neighbors have a smoky campfire?
Hint: so far the number will be more than 3

Always late at night & keeps us from cooling our house down after it bakes in the sun all day. I liked our new neighborhood until this started up last week. Over it.

Same. I will remain grumpy for the weekend.

Uhm, so the dehydration may have been a thing, but that wasn't the source of kid's pain. Went to PCP next day, who listened to the initial hunch I had, and we ended up back at Prov needing emergency surgery. It went well but was much more complex due to the long timeframe before getting to the OR.

I think we all need a hug today. Man, this is rough.

Yes, the 2nd day hits so hard! I got sleep, but alas also #kids. Looking forward to bedtime again. 😴

I know! 😂😂
The child did lead with how they knew what the CD player was, but.....

They've used a fabulous vintage Sony cassette deck at their grandparents, but apparently didn't make the connection to being able to just shove a cassette in a slot in a dash.

Thanks. Kid is getting better! Longest night. Did today on 1 hrs sleep. ED was busy & Dr wanted to just give pain meds and shuffle us out, but our nurse advocated for us (❤️) and it turned out to be significant dehydration causing the pain. It all just took so much time w/o an invested provider.

In my vehicle today, my teenager asked, "What's that weird slot thing under the radio buttons?"

Friends, that "weird shaped slot thing" is a cassette player, and we have owned this vehicle since 2017.

Maybe this is a parent fail, but also, how did that not get asked before now?

Felt the need to head to emergency with a kid in the night. Nurse just came in for vitals and they're wearing Carhartts (not the scrubs). This has got to be the most Alaskan thing I've seen at a medical facility.

That was a lot of words and also somehow not a lot of words.

I miss all night Walmart. Sometimes, I just need a shovel at midnight, and I don't have options.

Doing a thing I haven't in a very long time at Sousapalooza today

We awake now? #earthquake #AlaskaSky

I was given a Mary Kay gift mug of samples. I'm not sure I ended up paid actual money in the end 😂

Since it's graduation/promotion time.... in 2003 I was asked to play piano for a 6th grade promotion. The song I was to play on loop during the photo slideshow was Wind Beneath My Wings. I will remain forever confused how an 80's Bette Midler song was supposed to fit the demographic.