We're celebrating Valentine's Day tomorrow by having a lazy breakfast at home (I'm thinking pink waffles) and giving each other a gift or two. I ordered this book for Miles – he loves the moon one in the series, and I was thinking we could get him the earth one for Easter this year [affiliate links].
THEN begins a whole week off from work whilst daycare is closed for February break! We're not planning any travel; I'm excited to just enjoy being home and in our community with Miles. Kristie has also lightened her schedule (she works from home) so we'll have some good family time. I've scoped out some kids' events that are taking place nearby, and made a list of things to do together like ride the bus, go out to breakfast, and make birdseed ornaments.
One more quick thing! I'm using this app to enjoy two books for free: The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert [affiliate link], which I'm listening to as an audiobook and has me volunteering to do daycare drop-off and pick-up just so I can keep listening, and Run Away by Harlan Coben [affiliate link], which I'm reading on my Kindle before bed every night. Each is so entertaining! (Coben is responsible for that new Netflix show "The Stranger," which we similarly devoured.)
Links for your Friday
50 different Swedish words for snow
How American history gets the Rosa Parks story wrong
We all need to take a walk
Stop trying to teach toddlers how to code
An artist used makeup to show what endometriosis feels like (warning: graphic)
The top 10 most checked-out library books of all time
I made these scones last night and cut them out with a heart-shaped cookie cutter
Making space for Jo's queerness in the new Little Women movie (I saw it and loved it!)
American Girl releases its first doll with hearing loss
The Zora Canon: The 100 greatest books ever written by African American women
Cozy Paris restaurants that have fireplaces (idk, feels relevant)
Feeling lonely? Taking a warm bath might help
