197/365 :: Monday 16 July 2018
I knew that I was getting really close to being next in line to borrow I'll Be Gone in the Dark from the library, so I had to add a couple lighter reads to my hold list too. well, I returned the Nordic book because it was longer than I thought, and then I just dove right into I'll Be Gone in the Dark after Eleanor & Park. #murderino

198/365 :: Tuesday 17 July 2018
​a beautiful morning at Schopf's Dairy View with the preschoolers.

199/365 :: Wednesday 18 July 2018
​window rainbows.

200/365 :: Thursday 19 July 2018
stickers on every notebook, always, and always representing my favorite Social Print Studio.

201/365 :: Friday 20 July 2018
dear anyone who thinks that my current love for true crime,
it's a form of protection in some weird sense to know about these terrible people and terrible crimes. it's also a fascination of how these people were able to get away with it (and for so long)! additionally, if you think that I will be going off to commit crimes, please remember that I work in a licensed child care setting, so my fingerprints are on file with the state of Wisconsin.
ssdgm,
a weird murderino

202/365 :: Saturday 21 July 2018
it's always a lovely day when my Pipsticks arrives! happy mail, always.

203/365 :: Sunday 22 July 2018
postcards of my photos from Redbubble. (: I am always impressed with the quality of their products.

190/365 :: Monday 9 July 2018
what do you do when you have nothing better to do? make brownies from scratch.

191/365 :: Tuesday 10 July 2018
bubbles at the park.

192/365 :: Wednesday 11 July 2018
​truffle pig!

193/365 :: Thursday 12 July 2018
​just hanging out under a rain cloud for a couple days.

194/365 :: Friday 13 July 2018
I ordered myself my first pair of Vans as a reward for surviving SBSF2018 and two dental appointments. I sometimes forget when I order things online, and I also ended up buying another pair of Converse at TJ Maxx in between ordering these and them arriving.

195/365 :: Saturday 14 July 2018
I can't tell if Target just put the stripes on here really weird (probably) or if they purposely made some of them look like piano keys from a couple angles.

196/365 :: Sunday 15 July 2018
can someone please tell me if I killed this succulent? the spiky part used to be bright red, but now it seems to have grown an arm? I'm so confused.

183/365 :: Monday 2 July 2018
I went to THE Farm with a friend because baby goats. but there were too many people and I only took a photo of this chicken.

184/365 :: Tuesday 3 July 2018
we took the kids to my favorite field trip of the summer - the USCG Canal Station in Sturgeon Bay. I think it's so special that they allow us to come visit for a tour. I think this was our seventh annual trip (last year we switched to July instead of the usual visit near/on my birthday), and we've had a slightly different experience every time. the Coastguardsmen (we've had women too, but I think that that's still the proper term) and Moose the dog have always been so wonderful. anyway, this lighthouse is on public property, but seeing it always makes me think of these great summer trips.

185/365 :: Wednesday 4 July 2018
​America.

186/365 :: Thursday 5 July 2018
that proud moment when you perfectly cut the avocado in half.

187/365 :: Friday 6 July 2018
I don't know whose car this is, but I thought that the reflection was too great not to creep.

188/365 :: Saturday 7 July 2018
I didn't mean to buy anything at the Younkers going out of business sale, but I couldn't stop myself from getting a couple sugar skull bowls when I went in with a friend.

189/365 :: Sunday 8 July 2018
currently my favorite postcard waiting to be sent out. (I can't say that it's my favorite vintage postcard currently in my possession because I have too many of those.)

176/365 :: Monday 25 June 2018
​this is the real deal bug spray and well worth the pretty pennies.

177/365 :: Tuesday 26 June 2018
nature treasure hunt with the kids at Crossroads.

178/365 :: Wednesday 27 June 2018
have we discussed my love for sending snail mail yet?

179/365 :: Thursday 28 June 2018
driving a "WHITE ONE!" while Luna gets an oil change. this is the third Beetle I've had the pleasure of driving (thanks, Dad!).

180/365 :: Friday 29 June 2018
oh look, more mail to send. those popsicle stamps are scratch 'n sniff, but I'm not really sure what they're supposed to smell like. they don't seem to smell like popsicles.

181/365 :: Saturday 30 June 2018
this is the best dish soap, and yes I did buy it in the winter. I'm also loving my new dish "sponge" made by my friend Jen. (:

182/365 :: Sunday 1 July 2018
I may have sort of killed one of the succulents, but one of them is really thriving.