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Also? This happened. 🐿 🦅

Maddy saw a tiny baby squirrel in the MOUTH of a huge bird on the mall at UMD.

When we walked toward it, the bird dropped it. And the squirrel was just stumbling there, in the grass, scared and almost eaten.

WHAT WERE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?!

Of COURSE I picked it up and took it with us, and we comforted it and loved it and had beautiful plans of a real @this_girl_is_a_squirrel situation for us, but Maddy researched and found out that squirrels are not allowed to be pets in MD. 😔

So M called @2ndchancewc —and we took our teeny, hawk-pecked, dirty and a bit bloody, little friend there.

They were amazing and were super kind and totally non-judgy even though we *probably, technically* should have left it there as food for the hawk.

But REALLY.

So after it all, I tried to trick our family into thinking that Maddy and I skipped 2nd Chance Wildlife and instead KEPT the squirrel as a pet.

Were you fooled? Louie was.
At first.

This week of giving, consider giving to @2ndchancewc —or any similar non-profit near you. We are grateful to have a place like this in times like this.

As the woman at the center said when I asked if she thought our little guy would be okay, she said she “always has hope”.

Here’s to supporting places that give us all a little HOPE.

Places where the sole focus is rehab. Keeping sick, injured, abandoned living things alive.
Helping things get stronger. Paving the way for a second go around.

Hitting us all with hope.

Goodness knows we all need a little more of it.

#givingtuesday2021 #animalrescues #animalrehab #squirrelsofig #squirrelbaby

❤️💛🖤 oh HEEYYYY @univofmaryland ❤️💛🖤

Just had a super campus tour by Matt Leichman— @mattleichman —and I mean THE BEST TOUR.

Matt is smart, funny, kind, and relatable—and tbh, some awesome company needs to hire this young man and pay him well because he was that good. He’s a senior. So he’s looking.

This was Matt’s 96th tour (HOLY.), and as a former Blue Hen Host (💛💙) who was PAID for all of her campus tours, I CANNOT believe this kid volunteers his time for hour+ long tours.

I’m pretty sure that all of the kids n our group (and their parents) now want to attend UMD thanks to Matt’s absolute and complete love for his school. It was contagious.

Way to go, @marylandimages , for finding Matt. No wonder UMD had 50,000 applications for 4600 spots last year. 😬😉

My hope is that our #1 finds a place to land that she loves just as much. Whether it is @umdclarkschool @umdwie or some other lucky spot, only time will tell.

#collegeisthebest #umdimages #umdcampustour #collegeparkmd #ourtourguiderocked #goterps

This is where we donated today.
Thank you, @momsdemand for the work you continue to do.

RP:⁠
Every day in America, more than 100 people die and over 200 are wounded by senseless and preventable gun violence. ⁠
⁠
This #GivingTuesday, double your impact on the fight to #EndGunViolence.

Donations made now through 12/4 will be matched by @MikeBloomberg.

Donate at @momsdemand link in bio.

#givingtuesday #momsdemandaction #notonemore #endgunviolence

Did you read the piece in @washingtonpost today about @abercrombie ?

Generated quite a discussion over here during breakfast.

Interesting read. Not sure I could ever walk into one of their stores again, but I’m all for do-overs and second chances.

But do they deserve one? Tell me: do we forgive Abercrombie? Are we ready to be friends again?

#newspaperreading #highinterestreading #familyreading

Early #CYBERMONDAY deal: 6 bottles of wine for $24.95 + free shipping.

That’s about $4 a bottle. And these bottles usually go for $15-30 each!

Think: here are gifts for 6 of your friends—

(The best part? You only need to spend $4.15 on each of them—AND THEY’D NEVER KNOW IT!)

Click the link in my bio and use code CYBERMONDAY at checkout.

https://trackcm.com/pbf/trackofr.asp?chnl=220334&ofr=1086655&uid=

#winegifts #teachersofIG #parentsofIG #holidayseason2021 #teachergift #sistergift #holidayopenhouse

(This is my affiliate link, so when you use it, I will earn a small percentage of the sale, at no additional cost to you. Thank you for using my link and supporting my small business!)

We’re basically in the thick of it, friends.

Let’s be deliberate.

Let’s be present.

Let’s enjoy it.

What reminders do you need during the holiday season?

#holidayseason #herewego #familytraditions #bepresent

Want to know one of my absolute FAVORITE gifts to give? photo books!

Do you give them? Use them? Like them as gifts?

They honestly can come in a million shapes, sizes, and topics, and they can really take only a few minutes to put together!

Right now we’re talking HUUUUGE sales on these special, personalized gifts, and if you need a little kickstart on ideas, I also have you covered.

check it out: https://teachmama.com/photo-books-kids-family-15-best-coolest-clever-creative/

#linkinbio #photobooks #personalizedgift #creativeideas #familytraditions

We ended up with THE silliest, most random mix of photos from our quick trip to Bethlehem, and I cannot stop laughing.

Lots of games and playing and singing and eating. And more eating and playing and gaming and meeting our new little Zipper the cat.

Not a whole lot of organized picture-taking. 🤷🏼‍♀️

How was your (maybe) first big family holiday gathering in a while?

Do you have the kind of family that remembers to take good, whole-group photos while you’re together or do you end up with a rando mix like I did?

Thankful for these crazies and time and science and family, birthdays, bravery, and healing.

And for @myfavoritemurder which makes our 3 hr car ride seem like 20 minutes and which is one thing our 3 teens can agree to listen to.

#thanksgiving2021 #crazyfamily❤️ #cousinslove #superrandomphotos #decemberbirthdays

okay, okay. 🍿🍪🍬

Maybe not the healthiest snacks, but OH WELL!! Holiday season has begun!

Do you need a reprint of our printable for delivery people?

Grab it here: https://teachmama.com/thank-you-delivery-people/

#thankyoudeliverydrivers #gratefulfamily #freeprintable #holidaysarehere #linkinbio

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