I'm catching the What's Up Wednesday hot air balloon from the blogs of Jaime Morrow and Erin Funk.Here's how it works:
WHAT'S UP WEDNESDAY
What's Up Wednesday: Marriage Equality Edition
I'm catching the What's Up Wednesday hot air balloon from the blogs of Jaime Morrow and Erin Funk.Here's how it works:
WHAT I'M READING
I'm rereading THE OUTSIDERS by S.E. Hinton, a classic of YA literature, and it's packing the same punch it did when I read my tattered movie tie-in paperback years ago.
Have you read it? What did you think? Some call it their #1 Favorite Book of All Time. My niece, who is 19, gave it ONE STAR on goodreads. What?!
WHAT I'M WRITING
At the moment, nothing. This week I'm focused on critiquing manuscripts for the MNYA Writers group, which meets on Saturday. I won't be able to attend because of a rather significant birthday party at our house, but I want to be 100% caught up on notes by the end of the weekend.
WHAT ELSE I'VE BEEN UP TO
Let's see - the weather is finally more spring-like, although yesterday we shattered records with a high of 98 degrees. Work, work, work, Cub Scout stuff, Mother's Day, etc.
WHAT INSPIRES ME RIGHT NOW
This week, I'm inspired by LOVE. Minnesota is full of LOVE right now. Yesterday Governor Mark Dayton signed the historic same-sex marriage bill into law. I'm proud to be a Minnesotan. I'm proud of my state representative, a republican for whom I did not vote, who was instrumental in the passage of the bill on the House side. He voted YES, against his party, because it was the right thing to do.
LOVE is the law. As of August 1, 2013, ALL loving and committed couples in Minnesota have the right to marry.
It's been an emotional few days as the bill first passed the House last week and the Senate on Monday. Take a look at this photo gallery of the signing and celebration and be inspired by LOVE.
And then enjoy this - a classic Suburbs tune that has become the anthem for Minnesota Marriage Equality!
What's up with you this week?
WHAT I'M WRITING
At the moment, nothing. This week I'm focused on critiquing manuscripts for the MNYA Writers group, which meets on Saturday. I won't be able to attend because of a rather significant birthday party at our house, but I want to be 100% caught up on notes by the end of the weekend.
WHAT ELSE I'VE BEEN UP TO
Let's see - the weather is finally more spring-like, although yesterday we shattered records with a high of 98 degrees. Work, work, work, Cub Scout stuff, Mother's Day, etc.
WHAT INSPIRES ME RIGHT NOW
This week, I'm inspired by LOVE. Minnesota is full of LOVE right now. Yesterday Governor Mark Dayton signed the historic same-sex marriage bill into law. I'm proud to be a Minnesotan. I'm proud of my state representative, a republican for whom I did not vote, who was instrumental in the passage of the bill on the House side. He voted YES, against his party, because it was the right thing to do.
LOVE is the law. As of August 1, 2013, ALL loving and committed couples in Minnesota have the right to marry.
It's been an emotional few days as the bill first passed the House last week and the Senate on Monday. Take a look at this photo gallery of the signing and celebration and be inspired by LOVE.
And then enjoy this - a classic Suburbs tune that has become the anthem for Minnesota Marriage Equality!
What's up with you this week?