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It was really cold this week. Cold enough that they cancelled school for the kids on Tuesday, giving them a long 5-day weekend. They haven't had any snow days this year, so this was a good plan...standing at a bus stop or walking to school in those low temps is dangerous. It's warmed up a bit, so now it's finally warm enough to snow. It was surreal seeing pics of palm trees this week covered in snow, while we barely have any remaining snow on the ground. But, again, we were dealing with temps in the -30s, with wind chill.

This is how Pria stays warm in these chilly temps!



Garrett was accepted into the Minnesota Junior Winds first year Honor Band. Hooray! I thought that maybe everyone who was nominated got to go, but it turns out that only 4-5 kids are selected from each school. I'm so proud of him! He'll be receiving the music soon, and he'll have a month or so to practice before a one-day rehearsal with everyone else, and then a concert. I can't wait!

I went to Ava's conferences on Friday morning, and no surprise, she's doing very well. I even stopped in and chatted with one of her favorite social studies teachers, her art teacher (who she will be seeing a lot of next year), and a new friend from LifeTime (who happens to be a Spanish teacher at RHS!)

I'm really pleased with how I'm sticking with my LifeTime classes...two barre classes, a dance class, and a yoga session each week. It's a great way to get cardio, build strength and flexibility, and relax my mind and body. Plus, I'm meeting different people in the community. Well worth the money so far!

Scott brought G to a bowling birthday party on Saturday afternoon, so I was able to clean the oven. Sounds fun, right? To ward off too much political and news in my socials algorithm feeds, I have been watching a lot of cleaning and home reset videos on social media. I was inspired (influenced?) to buy some miracle cleaning paste, and a few other items. They worked really well on the oven, and I didn't have to use harsh chemicals, or run the self-clean mode for 5 hours. Gold star for CleanTok! We'll see what's next on my list to clean!

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