Shannon Hautamaki

We got a reprieve until October 8th.

It’s all online and the kids have cards now. G has gone negative in his account before when we didn’t have free lunch. If/when I get the payment portal working, I’ll just pay the balance.

Don’t do it. I was in a blind rage this morning, looking for the boys’ student ID numbers and still going in circles on that stupid site! They can bill us later if there actually isn’t money for food.

So @jasonmorganmi.bsky.social (on Instagram) says the schools *should* have the money to fund free breakfast and lunch, if I heard him correctly. No update from AAPS, but that’s enough for me to not worry about figuring out their awful meal payment system today. #a2schools #a2council #a2schoolboard

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Okay, this is officially annoying. It’s an hour and a half past the noise ordinance, I have all my windows closed and the music is very audible 0.7 miles away from the stadium. Come on.

The gang of malcontents who worked against the vote for a new downtown library this summer looking dumber every day. Thank goodness they lost! #a2council

Something I think we’re not talking about enough with all this autism bullshit is how, no matter what, it’s always blamed on the pregnant mother.

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Ann Arbor right now

Michigan has either led or tied the entire Nebraska game. My Michigan fan husband has not smiled once while watching. #GoBlue

Invest in MI Kids Putting kids first. Building a stronger Michigan for everyone.

Lmao. They don’t provide busing to the vast majority of students, and they don’t (claim can’t!) get crossing guards, so parents feel forced to drive.

Since it all boils down to budget ultimately, support: investinmikids.org

Frito the orange kitten update: Fully integrated into the family! Not really kitten sized anymore. Predicted to be ~12 pound big boy.

The poetic irony of carrying 4 high-vis orange pedestrian flags to drop off at an intersection near the kids’ elementary school still nearly getting hit by a distracted driver while crossing Packard. #a2council

“You’re doing such a great job! Keep up the good work, Frito! I’m so proud of you!” - Kid to our sleeping kitten

“What’s he doing that’s so great? He’s sleeping!” - Me

“Being cute. That’s his job.” - Kid

I was very much blaming fans coming into the neighborhood for the Michigan football season opener until I saw it was only my phone affected.

My phone is newer than his. Uggh. Very annoyed.

Why would my phone not be connecting to @verizon-wireless.bsky.social services but my husband in the same house, on the same plan is. Trash service.

Obviously the new mascot for @aadl.org Akako G. Shins is in a maize and blue outfit!

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Whenever another AAPS parent and I discuss the new and diabolical “first day is half day” decision:

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Basically turning into George Costanza by the end of move-in week.

Listening to people still cite the “fact” that their single story house could be right next to an 8-story building despite ACTUALLY SEEING CM EYER EXPLAIN TAPERING OF TRANSITION TO THEM is also making me nuts. #a2council

So behind on Planning Commission but the commenters that seem to think their personal property is going to be somehow eminently domained by being put in transition zone in the CLUP are… wtf. #a2council

Only this one. bsky.app/profile/mliv...

Seems unambiguously the driver’s fault but didn’t stop KG from asking if we should have yield signs for pedestrians!

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K Grizzy causing multiple spit takes over here.

I wonder how true this is as well, since last DDA presentation I saw showed recent foot traffic at pre-pandemic levels.

Perhaps 2020 through ~2022 put businesses in enough of a hole they weren’t able to climb out of. Bike lanes improvements happening at the same time I don’t believe is to blame.

I forgot about the two-way change, that’s how much sense it makes now. 2021 was still rough on everyone I think and there’s been time to recover.

I just remember them being closed during Midnight Madness in winter 2022 and thinking they weren’t good at business.

We actually aren’t that big of biking family for a variety of reasons. Yet we go downtown all the time, have never had an issue parking and walking wherever we wanted. People’s frustration tolerance level needs to just get higher, idk. 🤷‍♀️

I recall they were closed during Midnight Madness one year.

Blaming the bike lanes (when the landlord raises the rent 30% and there were zero bike lanes or changes to your street!) on your way out the door. Classy! #a2council

Weather shield fail at an otherwise pleasant afternoon for Georgetown CC for swimming. #a2council

It is, and I’m very sad their hours and location are just inconvenient enough for me I’ll probably only eat it like 2x a year. 😩

Oriol from @aadl.org Nerd Nite (last night) was very correct in his El Harissa recommendation. Plus many #SummerGame codes were found visiting the north side of A2, not my usual area.