The prom was canceled so ‘A night to remember’ put on a virtual one tonight. I know how excited she was for the dance but this turned out to be just as fun for her.
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Geocaching
Did you know that you can find hidden treasures in your town? They are all over, even in outer space and under the sea. They are called Geocaches, they are placed all over the world,
Continue ReadingEarth Day 2020
Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. This global pandemic has exposed the brutal fault lines of societal injustice, so it is more important than ever that we collectively demand a future on Earth
Continue ReadingRules for my daughters
40 rules for my daughters and some words of encouragement. A daughter is one of the most beautiful gifts that life has to offer. -Laurel Atherton 1. Make your bed every day; even if it’s
Continue ReadingAutism Awareness Month & School from home
April is Autism Awareness month and today is Autism Awareness Day. Alexis took us on a field trip yesterday and did some trampoline time for PE. The girls are watching Wizard of Oz now for
Continue ReadingAnimal Crossing New Herizons
What perfect timing for the release of this game, it’s really helping me keep my mind off of everything. I have been Social distancing and distracting myself by breeding thousands of spiders due to an
Continue ReadingSt. Patrick’s Day and Coronavirus
Due to concerns from Wright County our Maple Lake St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Parade and Festival was cancelled. The fear is that the Coronavirus situation would be too risky for the city to go on
Continue ReadingPolar Plunge
I surpassed my $500 fundraising goal and took the plunge today.Every year, thousands of people jump into freezing cold water to support Special Olympics Minnesota. https://reg.plungemn.org/participant/rebeccapipenhagen The Original Rosie the Riveter has passed away at 95
Continue ReadingBreaking Benjamin and Korn Concert
Cadence and I went to see Breaking Benjamin and Korn at the Xcel energy center last night. We had fun at the concert 🙂 We stopped at Pizza Luce for dinner on the way to
Continue ReadingArctic Plunge 2020
I had fun doing the Arctic Plunge this morning. I was sponsored by Gear-Head Get Together to take the plunge. My dad printed me a really neat “Gear-Head” headpiece with his 3d printer, it turned
Continue ReadingCadence’s Performance in “Ridiculous by Proxy”
The play Cadence and her High School One-Act team performed last night is called “Ridiculous By Proxy”, an absurd comedy that takes on society’s innate fear of the unknown through scenarios that illustrate the lengths
Continue ReadingChristmas Up North and Birthdays
We celebrated Christmas up North at my parents over the 4th and 5th of January. We had fun gathering with my sister, her husband, my nieces and my parents. January 5th is a day of
Continue ReadingChristmas 2019 New Year 2020
I hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas and has a WONDERFUL 2020! We celebrated Christmas eve and day at home, we had a delicious vegan dinner Christmas eve. Christmas Dinner 🍽 included Fresh baked
Continue ReadingChristmas in Baxter 2019
We celebrated Christmas with Keith’s side of the family on the 20th. Alexis was a very difficult one, we ended up having to leave with her instead of staying overnight. She likes to be certain
Continue ReadingDoggy Diabetes – A new diagnosis
Pixie just got diagnosed with diabetes, I didn’t even know that dogs could get diabetes. I guess they can. She was losing a lot of weight, her ribs were protruding even though she was eating
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