Paul had a four-day weekend for 4th of July, and we spent most of it trying to remember what day it was. I am relieved to have things back to relatively normal today. Well, normal + literally 18 mosquito bites around my ankles. Apparently I was insufficiently bug-sprayed for the fireworks.
Edward had his wisdom teeth out and it went well. Paul and I both expected him to do more moping and despairing about the pain/swelling afterward, but he was steadily cheerful and pleasant, cooperatively holding bags of frozen corn to the sides of his face. We have a lot of pudding cups left over, and that is a good problem to have.
The fundraiser is going well! Lots and lots of donations! It is so pleasing and touching and hope-generating, and I have teared up many times. I am keeping everything in a spreadsheet so I can keep easily checking the total without having to do the math myself. ($4023.41 so far!) Have I packed up or mailed out even one single item yet? No! But I will! I’ve placed orders for bee stickers and bee earrings and baby name books and free boxes from the post office. I am sifting through pottery and postcards, trying to choose which ones I think would be best for each person (this has been even more fun than I’d thought it would be, and I’d thought it would be pretty fun). I am examining Swistle skirts with mild stress, hoping not to find those mysterious stains that sometimes appear on clothing that’s been packed away.
I saw online a lot of fellow United States peeps having conflicted feelings about participating in a big celebration of this country when the country in question is doing such terrible and shameful things right now, and it was a relief to see I wasn’t alone. Paul wore his ACLU Statue of Liberty Resist shirt on the 4th of July and got a lot of positive/thumbs-uppy kinds of comments on it; it seemed to beautifully strike that conflicted note.
(image from ACLU.org)
I drank vodka made in America and looked appreciatively at the spreadsheet and ordered my free Penzey’s New Hope spice gift box.
Congrats on the fundraiser going so well! Very exciting!
And I am super impressed that Edward had such a good reaction to wisdom teeth removal – who knew it isn’t ALWAYS terrible?!?!
Thanks for linking to the Penzeys spice box – I am going to go order something now.
I know what you mean about losing track of days. I’m a teacher so having three months(ish) off is so strange! It feels like being retired. I have to really think of the date or day of the week. Luckily my son has camps and 5hings that keep me on track. Also, Edward seems really young to have wisdom teeth out! I am used to hearing about i5 for 16-18 year olds. Did he have a specific reason? Or should I start worrying about this for my wimpy 12 year old?
Edward had Particularly Early Teeth! He got his braces on at 11 and off at 13, and his wisdom teeth were coming in early and threatening to wreck all that expensive orthodontia, so out they came. Rob and William got their wisdom teeth out at more like age 17.
I’m not conflicted. I’m pissed off, but proud to live in a country where I can say that out loud without fear. And determined to keep it that way and improve on the crap. I wore this. https://helloresistance.com/collections/shirts/products/america-the-wonderful-ladies-tank-top-benefits-the-aclu
I couldn’t bear to go to a parade this year, so we stayed home and celebrated Malia Obama’s birthday, also July 4. A very pleasant day.
Great job on raising funds. I am at the airport returning from Vancouver today. I arrived here July 1st, so we missed the 4th. Oddly we arrived here on the day Canada celebrates their freedom. Why are they celebrating? Aren’t they under British rule?
Ed has his wisdom teeth out on Monday. He is 18. Not overly early, but he did require an expander at age 3. Teeth did not line up and he could not chee. Sucked his food!
We bought Penzey’s spice gift boxes for all of our conservative relatives this past Christmas. I have no idea if they even know about Penzey’s, but it sure made ME feel better in a passive aggressive way.
I generally dislike wearing tshirts but there are SO many good ones and I want ALL of them. Might need to add this one to my collection. The good news is that I live near DC so have the opportunity to attend lots of protests so having a good collection of protest tshirts is indeed useful. Great job on the fundraising! We will make another contribution soon to participate.