This morning I asked my kids “what does America mean to you?” Their answers were interesting and thoughtful. We reached family consensus when my son added “and pizza!” to his answer. Everyone agreed. America has great pizza. 🍕

Day 2 of the pasta machine experiments. Today’s mission: dumpling skins 🥟 So much easier than rolling them by hand!

Spent most of the afternoon and into the evening learning how to use a pasta machine. It was a very floury adventure that ended with a bowl of homemade noodles. They were chonky, almost like udon noodles. Very tasty.

I saw a beautiful rainbow this afternoon. My first thought was to take a picture to share with all of you but I know those never turn out to be as good as the real thing. So I enjoyed it myself.

End of a busy work week. Time to be lazy. Let’s try it Shel Silverstein style:

Lazy
lazy
lazy
lazy
lazy
lazy
Jane.
She
wants
a
drink
of
water
so
she
waits
and
waits
and
waits
and
waits
and
waits
for
it
to
rain.

#poetry #weekend

I’ve decided the hardest part about collecting hats is you only have one head to wear them on.

This week I got to do something that I’ve always dreamed of: play a jazz gig with my kids. My daughter sang, my son played piano, and I played bass. Having kids that are really good at your favorite kind of music is pretty awesome.

Whenever I feel buried by work, two techniques help me to dig my way out: a pen and paper checklist and timer for the pomodoro method. Amazing how those two little things make an exponential difference.

Fun Father’s Day today. Got a really cool mug made from a bat. Also got a dumpster fire nightlight. (That wasn’t really for father’s day but I’m counting it!)

Today I read a great phrase that’s given me much to think about: “practicing peace in a personal way.” The world is so full of conflict and strife, sadness and difficulty. If I practice peace in my life, perhaps I’ll have some to share with others who need peace too.