It’s mid-May and spring has finally arrived in Minneapolis. We are high on the weather here, having been deprived of warmth for so long. So in celebration, I’m going to take another snapshot. Here’s a list of some of the things I did yesterday.

• Took a shower and washed my hair. (Yes, this makes the list.)
• Walked for coffee with the baby before the other two woke up. Thank you, Dunn Brothers, for being open so early on a Sunday.
• Hosted brunch for our neighbor friends and their three kids. Lots of bacon. And donuts.
• Filled out preschool registration forms.
• Uprooted dandelions from the front yard. Sisyphean yet satisfying. (Or might Camus say Sisyphean and satisfying?)
• Read some of the New Yorker. Who knew Paula Fox was Courtney Love’s grandmother? Desperate Characters is so good.
• Took three-year-old to neighbor’s birthday party, which was a minefield of allergens, so we left after five minutes.
• Held, bounced, tickled, wore, played with, fed, and changed baby who didn’t sleep all day and was bonkers.
• Introduced three-year-old to a fish named Nemo for a much-needed parental break.
• Had an early family dinner on the roof at Uptown Cafeteria, a place in our neighborhood that manages to be both hip and family friendly. (In most places this would be an oxymoron, but not in the Midwest.) Bright sunshine. Big Hippie Salads. Balloon and French fries for three-year-old.
• Put away winter coats.
• Watched the first episode of the last season of Friday Night Lights, the first TV I’ve watched in six months. It was great to be back in Dillon, except that Riggins is still in jail.
• In bed by ten thirty.
• Sweet.

And thank you to Eileen Williams for the wonderful interview on Blog Talk Radio/Feisty Side of Fifty!

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