— january

• doing sparklers outside our home / finally getting my own copy of mancala / the day we spent outside / picking up my new laptop (!!) / mom *potentially* finding her future house? / seeing "snow" / the bird flying into the window / going to disney with my best friends to celebrate grace / ohana / riding cosmic rewind / turning the corner and seeing the castle / riding space mountain & doing it scared / becca being basically a cia member / share fair / it snowing (actually a lot for here) / a really red cardinal / harvesting and labeling marigold seeds / seeing moana 2 / "to be a robin lightly dressed concocting soup inside my nest"

— february

• eating dinner outside after spending the whole day outdoors / a cactus bought by a student on a trip / a rock border around the garden / students proudly presenting their bhm speeches / seeing the aurora borealis at the planetarium / exploring the state museum + taking photos in the photo booth / landfill field trip year two / spin the wheel valentine's day / getting chocolate covered strawberries from a student / making chocolate covered strawberries with bryan / teaching the kids quack-diddily-oso / becca visiting and doing her pasta puzzle / mom catching a lizard / breakfast for dinner outside /

— march

• daffodils in full bloom / mom's b-day card of mini cards / author's showcase (at school) / compost delivery / planting bulbs in our garden / agriculture field trip / trip to ny / becca making her room like an airbnb for us / eating really great pizza / hunting for sea glass with bryan / cheesecake w/ the girls / crying over grace's room / feeling really sentimental / celebrating grace at her bridal shower / the hat / seeing grace's new house for the first time / the g.o.a.t. trophy / st. paddy's day green dinner / the spanish class food truck festival / watching the sunset on our front lawn / walking at the park with marti / the beanie baby butterfly / estate sale / gardening in my sun hat / fitting 30 bags of mulch in my car / getting dandelions from the kids everyday / painting broken pots for the garden / the dogwood trees blooming / celebrating meghann / crossing the longest swinging bridge east of the mississippi / a new homemade ceramic pencil after my last one was broken

— april