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Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · 3d

No Kings protest in Rosemont today! Grateful we got to do this.. and that there was one in the evening, since I worked today.

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Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · 7d

*homophobic

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Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · 7d

Because a lot of people in this country are very racist, misogynistic, homophobia and anti-Semitic. And now they have a leader who’s made it fine to say so.

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Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · 7d

Their parents likely think this IS being “decent.” Their parents probably talk like this too

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Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · 11d

Kayaking today… TWO eagles! Does anyone know… do you think they’re a mated pair or a parent and child?

A lot of the birds have gone south already but some are still around.

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Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · 12d

Unfortunately, I think it means they scream at/hit their kid until they’re too scared to do anything :(

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Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · 12d

I mean, if they’re the type of parent who is going to make their kid go hungry, they’re probably the type of parent that “doesn’t put up with whining” :/

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Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · 16d

This is a very good point

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Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · 16d

Yes, as long as no one is waiting to go down.

Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · 22d

Spent part of the day walking around the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Caldwell Lily Pool and Montrose Bird Sanctuary. The area around the nature museum has STUNNING native/pollinator gardens. Absolutely gorgeous. And the Montrose Bird Sanctuary offered beautiful views of the lake and city.

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Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · 22d

That’s what I thought too and I was like … they can’t just get up and go to the concession stand???

Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · 24d

We went canoeing with the whole family including Penny!! ❤️❤️

And I got to see two male wood ducks, which I just love

Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · 25d

My solution is putting them all in one of those stacker drawer things and when it gets full, going through it with the kids. This is better now that they’re older, but it always sort of worked because by the time it gets full it’s been several months and they’re not as attached to it

Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · 28d

A friend of mine ended up needing to basically yell “I just want to be fat ok???” because they wouldn’t accept any other reason. 😆

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Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · Sep 22

Botanic Gardens earlier this week!

Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · Sep 22

Super fun thing this afternoon! This local painting place (like a paint and sip place but they have family afternoons) had a paint your pet event. We sent pictures and the artist drew them on the canvas and then instructed us as we painted! It was so fun and now we have these pictures of Penny ❤️❤️

Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · Sep 17

The best one I’ve found is Canopy. You can put most of it in the dishwasher! But even if you don’t, it doesn’t have as many little nooks and crannies so it’s easier to keep clean. You do have to change the filter kind of often so it can be a bit pricey, and the humidifier itself is kind of pricey.

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Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · Sep 14

On Broadway? Cabaret revival in 2000. National Tour? Les Mis in Chicago in 1989

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Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · Sep 14

I really do like having green eyes, and enjoy the fact that they’re not super common but I’ve never been like “omg I’m a freak” 😆😆😆

Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · Sep 14

Great birds Kayaking today!

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Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · Sep 11

But in only one case did the victim spend his life publicly advocating for the right to be able to kill people with a gun, even going so far as to say gun deaths are worth it as long as we can keep having unfettered access to guns. So it’s hard to feel sad about him getting something he wanted

Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · Sep 9

(I have diagnosed anxiety and am on meds and in therapy but still struggle with things so I’m also soon getting tested for OCD because I think it’s probably that.)

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Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · Sep 9

and I was stressed because people would walk by the house and think “Ug that looks terrible” and my therapist was like “or they’ll think ‘oh how cute, little kids decorated the windows. Adorable.’ “ And it honestly reframed the whole way I thought about letting my kids make things not perfectly. 2/2

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Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · Sep 9

I used to get really anxious about my kids doing “public facing” crafty things and having them look messy. Then one time I was talking about it with my therapist - it was about decorating with those window gel clings - 1/2

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Amy @lilacamy11.bsky.social · Sep 8

Kayaking today with Penny! Saw all my normal herons, saw an eagle!! but it was flying and I couldn’t get a picture. Belted Kingfisher, Cedar Waxwings, and a mink! Penny loved watching all the geese and ducks.

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