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She/her, 3 kids, 5 cats, and many dragons. Founder of HomeWithTheKids.com. Wishing the world could be a better place. Keeping my sense of humor in these times is hard. #climate #gardening #science #prochoice

When all else fails, send in the dragons. 🐉🐉
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I guess this is my life now. Just for reference, these two do NOT like each other.
Two cats on a lap covered by a blanket. One cat is light brown and the other is white.
October 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Just for reference, she's not the fireplace cat. Drake is the fireplace cat.
Orange cat napping on a brick fireplace. Dragon figurines, rocks, minerals, and cat toys surround him.
October 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Now I'm taking a break because I have a cat on my hair.
Mostly white cat on the back of a brown couch, sitting on a woman's long, brown hair.
October 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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This has to be one of the dumbest posts I've seen in a while. Most people I know spend a huge part of their income on housing. And there's nothing dumb about spending money on food and clothing. Those are necessities.

www.linkedin.com/posts/kevino...
LinkedIn screenshot of Kevin O'Leary saying "Most people blow 80% of their money on stuff they never use, clothes, food, coffee. If you’d simply put that cash into an index fund for 50 years, you’d be wealthy."
October 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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My assistant keeps biting me.
Person wearing purple pants being bitten by a white cat.
August 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Look at how fast they’re trying to kill redistricting reform. I got this flyer in my mail yesterday. Really shows how hard they're going to fight California's response to Texas' redistricting.

At least we're being democratic about it and voting on it, rather than pushing it through like Texas.
Political flyer that came in the mail. Headline: “Vote NO in the Special Election. Let’s Protect California’s Independent Redistricting Process.” Quotes: Alex Lee: “Trying to save democracy by destroying democracy is dangerous… Democrats will ultimately lose.” Darius Kemp: “We can't afford to put our state’s democracy on the line during a time of national instability.” LeBron Hill: “Redistricting promotes a partisan agenda… racially discriminates… gerrymandering tears away the power of choice.” Jeanne Raya: “Californians… should all stand against any attempt to politicize our redistricting process.” Footer: Ad paid by Protect Voters FIRST Act, sponsored by Hold Politicians Accountable, top funder Charles T. Munger Jr. Political flyer that came in the mail. Headline: “WEAKENING OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. A Threat to California’s Landmark Election Reform.” Quote: Gloria Chun Hoo, League of Women Voters of California: “California has become a national model for independent redistricting… reject the dangerous idea of mid-cycle redistricting.” Footer: Protect the Voters FIRST Act. Flyer that came in the mail. Headline: “THE INDEPENDENT CITIZENS REDISTRICTING COMMISSION. California’s Most Important Election Reform in the Past 50 Years.” Points: Sacramento politicians used to draw districts with no oversight. In 2010, voters approved the Voters FIRST Act, creating a 14-member independent commission. It created constitutional safeguards, transparency, conflict-of-interest rules, and banned partisan maps. Footer: “Now Politicians Want to Destroy Our Election Reforms.” Flyer that came in the mail. Headline: “A SPECIAL ELECTION TO TURN BACK THE CLOCK ON FAIR ELECTIONS.” Details: Politicians are rushing a $200 million special election to abolish the commission. The plan would: ⨯ End Independent Maps ⨯ Silence Voter Voices ⨯ Open the Door to Gerrymandering ⨯ Set a Dangerous Precedent Closing: “We Cannot Save Democracy by Burning it Down in California. Vote NO on Partisan Gerrymandering and Join the Coalition to Protect the Voters FIRST Act.”
August 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Iris season!
Irises growing in a garden. Some are dark purple, some light purple, and others are white.
April 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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S’more has melted
Relaxed to linear cat in a sunbeam
March 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Drake does not acknowledge that he is not allowed on the table.
Orange cat on table with purple tablecloth
March 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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🚨 No Kings. No Tyrants. The United States has a Constitution, and every president—including Trump—must obey it. His blatant disregard for the law demands accountability. Our representatives must act. Impeach him. 🇺🇸 #NoKings #ImpeachTrump #ConstitutionMatters
Image from White House Twitter with a photo of Trump with his name across the top in the style of a Time magazine cover, with the words "Long live the king" in white on the bottom left. The words "No Kings!" has been overlaid in bright yellow.
February 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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I now know how incredibly difficult it is to take a good photo of a cat sitting on my upper arm without disturbing the cat. She was cold and that’s where she wanted to be.
February 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Elon Musk speaking to the media in the Oval Office while his son looks at Trump and asks "what are you doing in my dad's chair?" Trump is sitting at the Resolute Desk.
February 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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My superpower is knowing exactly which window has the best sunbeam at any time of day.
Tonkinese cat peeking around a corner
February 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Peekaboo! Drake sees you!
Light orange cat named Drake peeking out from behind white window blinds while crouched on the windowsill.
January 27, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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Watching "The Incredibles" due to this meme. Explained to the kids why we're watching it and my youngest asked "who's replacing him?" meaning the UnitedHealthcare CEO. Being the good mom I am, I deliberately misinterpreted and asked "Who? The CEO or the shooter?"
Image of Mr. Incredible in his secret identity as Bob Paar holding his Insuricare boss by the throat with the caption "In The Incredibles (2004), Bob Paar nearly kills his boss at Insuricare, outraged over his disregard for human life. This is framed as the beginning of his return to herodom.
December 11, 2024 at 6:16 AM
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One of my favorite things to do with my garden is grow irises. Here are a few of my favorites so far. #gardening #flowers
Iris flower with deep red-orange petals Iris flower with yellow upper petals and purple-pink lower petals Iris flower with white upper petals and white transitioning to purple lower petals
December 3, 2024 at 9:34 PM
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Screenshot of a Twitter post by Jonathan Edward Durham that reads: Hey guys I know it's really hard to be conscious of your health right now so please remember that after every hour in the fetal position you should stand up and banshee scream for at least 5 minutes to stretch out your lower back.
December 3, 2024 at 3:07 AM
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When my dad died, I inherited his telescope and all the gear he had to go with it. After one too many moves, it had lived in a box through his final years.

Just a few weeks ago, my son and I finally assembled it after finding the instructions online.
Mother and adult son standing in garage next to an orange, 11-inch telescope on a tripod.
November 30, 2024 at 8:28 AM
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Here's another little bit about me. I collect uranium glass and other glowy glass such as cadmium. I keep a bit of a sense of humor about it, hence the glowing child's toothbrush (don't worry, it was never used) that I added when I realized it glows too. The little pitcher's enamel glows as well.
A collection of uranium glass glowing bright green in blacklight. There is a box with an elephant on top, a tray with a bowl, a small pitcher with enamel that glows orange, and a child's unused toothbrush that glows green in the blacklight. In the back is an ice cream sundae cup with a spiral design, and a tray with a handle in the middle of it.
November 25, 2024 at 11:25 PM
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And one more since I can only upload 4 at a time...
Drake, a light orange cat, resting by the fireplace next to a dragon figurine.
November 24, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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My cats!
Storm - a grey and white cat perched on a scratching post. River Song, a brown tabby cat looking sad on the stairs. Melody Pond, a white cat with tabby markings on her head, lying on a backpack strap as if she is wearing the backpack. S'more, a Tonkinese cat, looking down at the camera from a high shelf.
November 24, 2024 at 11:01 PM
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This adorable little criminal of mine who I posted about a little while ago is absolutely, positively determined to steal my youngest's soup. She keeps jumping onto the table and demanding a share. We've pulled all of the chairs not currently in use out of the room, but Stormy is determined. #cats
Grey and white cat looking cute on top of a brown scratching post.
November 24, 2024 at 1:00 AM
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Finally, cat 5, my sweet (Let the) Storm Rae Jon. We got her when my youngest was obsessed with Frozen. She's the ultimate lovebug of the bunch and will cuddle with any of the other cats if it's cold enough, and even guests. When she wants something another cat has, she takes it. #caturday
Storm is a grey and white kitten in this photo, lying next to a purple water bottle on a small table. Storm is a grey and white cat on the headrest of an office chair looking up at a bookshelf as if she is deciding what to read. Storm (grey and white cat) looking a little miffed while sitting on a brown carpet with a colorful string next to her. Storm, my grey and white cat, considers herself to be the boss of the kitchen, and yells when dinner isn't ready fast enough, as seen in this photo.
November 23, 2024 at 10:35 PM
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Here's Drake, cat #4 of mine. My husband tried to name him Tom Baker, but Drake kept napping with the dragons by the fireplace, and we soon realized he wanted a dragon name. He rarely takes his turn with the orange cat brain cell, and he is very picky about petting but we love him anyway.
Light orange cat named Drake napping on fireplace bricks with dragon figurines. A fan is at the top left corner. Orange cat hanging by his claws on the outside of a window screen. The photo is taken from the indoors. An orange cat curled up in cat grass. His eyes are relaxed and looking at the camera. A young orange cat looking alert while lying on the bricks in front of a fireplace. A dark gray dragon figurine is next to and a little behind him.
November 22, 2024 at 9:13 PM
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This is River Song, sister to Melody Pond. She is also polydactyl. She's a brown tabby, and the only one of my cats who claims to dislike me... despite being the most concerned when I'm sick. She prefers my son. If I'm ever murdered, River arranged it. She generally tries to trip me on the stairs.
Brown tabby cat rolled over showing her belly. She is on a light brown carpet. A brown tabby cat napping with a mostly white cat on a brown couch with a purple jacket in the background. Brown tabby cat looks sad while draping one paw down over the edge of the stairs she is lying on. Alert-looking brown tabby with green eyes on a dresser. One paw with extra toes is dangling off the edge of the dresser. The edge of a terrarium is on the right.
November 21, 2024 at 10:20 PM