Jen Dobbs-Oates
@jendobbsoates.bsky.social
Professor, administrator, & advocate for experiential education
Mom, wife, & gun sense advocate
Mom, wife, & gun sense advocate
My first time to see the northern lights! They came right to my backyard in Indiana!
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 AM
My first time to see the northern lights! They came right to my backyard in Indiana!
...what are we going to do? What supports are we going to construct? What barriers and systems are we going to tear down?
This is NOT rhetorical, people. I'm looking for some answers and some solidarity. Help me out, please!
This is NOT rhetorical, people. I'm looking for some answers and some solidarity. Help me out, please!
January 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
...what are we going to do? What supports are we going to construct? What barriers and systems are we going to tear down?
This is NOT rhetorical, people. I'm looking for some answers and some solidarity. Help me out, please!
This is NOT rhetorical, people. I'm looking for some answers and some solidarity. Help me out, please!
Being at the #UERU conference in DC in the 1st days of the new administration (not to mention a similar governor back home) has been...unsettling.
Here's a slide from Terrell Strayhorn's plenary talk. And it has me wondering, as we see orders to tear down inclusion, science, basic rights...
Here's a slide from Terrell Strayhorn's plenary talk. And it has me wondering, as we see orders to tear down inclusion, science, basic rights...
January 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Being at the #UERU conference in DC in the 1st days of the new administration (not to mention a similar governor back home) has been...unsettling.
Here's a slide from Terrell Strayhorn's plenary talk. And it has me wondering, as we see orders to tear down inclusion, science, basic rights...
Here's a slide from Terrell Strayhorn's plenary talk. And it has me wondering, as we see orders to tear down inclusion, science, basic rights...
I had such fun with this Christmas gift!
January 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I had such fun with this Christmas gift!
And continue...
(Not pictured: the baked potato bar from earlier in the evening)
(Not pictured: the baked potato bar from earlier in the evening)
January 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
And continue...
(Not pictured: the baked potato bar from earlier in the evening)
(Not pictured: the baked potato bar from earlier in the evening)
Let the NYE snacking begin!
December 31, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Let the NYE snacking begin!
Happy Thanksgiving to all who observe!
I'm thankful for my lovely hubby who made most everything you see here.
I'm thankful for my lovely hubby who made most everything you see here.
November 28, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all who observe!
I'm thankful for my lovely hubby who made most everything you see here.
I'm thankful for my lovely hubby who made most everything you see here.
My 12yo took the lead on this one, with supervision from my husband.
November 28, 2024 at 2:23 AM
My 12yo took the lead on this one, with supervision from my husband.
People say Indiana is a Red state. Republican supermajority.
Ya know what? 36% of REGISTERED voters DID NOT VOTE in the 2020 presidential election.
As Destiny Wells (candidate for AG, check her out!) says, Indiana is a purple state with a turnout problem.
Talk to everyone! Get out the vote!
Ya know what? 36% of REGISTERED voters DID NOT VOTE in the 2020 presidential election.
As Destiny Wells (candidate for AG, check her out!) says, Indiana is a purple state with a turnout problem.
Talk to everyone! Get out the vote!
October 8, 2024 at 10:59 PM
People say Indiana is a Red state. Republican supermajority.
Ya know what? 36% of REGISTERED voters DID NOT VOTE in the 2020 presidential election.
As Destiny Wells (candidate for AG, check her out!) says, Indiana is a purple state with a turnout problem.
Talk to everyone! Get out the vote!
Ya know what? 36% of REGISTERED voters DID NOT VOTE in the 2020 presidential election.
As Destiny Wells (candidate for AG, check her out!) says, Indiana is a purple state with a turnout problem.
Talk to everyone! Get out the vote!
I'm usually landlocked, so I enjoy @awesomebiota.bsky.social's floaty boaty posts vicariously. But for a few days, I have a view of the big boats!
September 22, 2024 at 4:52 PM
I'm usually landlocked, so I enjoy @awesomebiota.bsky.social's floaty boaty posts vicariously. But for a few days, I have a view of the big boats!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #943,291!
Woo hoo! First 10%
Woo hoo! First 10%
September 17, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #943,291!
Woo hoo! First 10%
Woo hoo! First 10%
A bit of beauty in my day.
March 2, 2024 at 1:09 AM
A bit of beauty in my day.
Final product!
February 24, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Final product!
11yo is making a fancy cake today to deliver to the person who bought his baking in the church auction.
White cake, Raspberry filling, buttercream frosting. 100% from scratch!
White cake, Raspberry filling, buttercream frosting. 100% from scratch!
February 24, 2024 at 5:05 PM
11yo is making a fancy cake today to deliver to the person who bought his baking in the church auction.
White cake, Raspberry filling, buttercream frosting. 100% from scratch!
White cake, Raspberry filling, buttercream frosting. 100% from scratch!
My husband's Valentine's Day tradition is to make a heart-shaped meatloaf for dinner. Today he one-upped himself by serving heart-shaped mashed potatoes, too! 😍
February 14, 2024 at 10:53 PM
My husband's Valentine's Day tradition is to make a heart-shaped meatloaf for dinner. Today he one-upped himself by serving heart-shaped mashed potatoes, too! 😍
8yo had an idea for Superbowl Sunday treats. He even improvised a song: 🎶 We're making a chocolate buffet...that melts into memories 🎶
February 11, 2024 at 6:20 PM
8yo had an idea for Superbowl Sunday treats. He even improvised a song: 🎶 We're making a chocolate buffet...that melts into memories 🎶
11yo is preparing for a bake sale at church on Sunday. Scotcheroos in progress tonight. Butterscotch cake & red velvet cookies coming tomorrow. Things are smelling good in my house this weekend!
February 3, 2024 at 12:51 AM
11yo is preparing for a bake sale at church on Sunday. Scotcheroos in progress tonight. Butterscotch cake & red velvet cookies coming tomorrow. Things are smelling good in my house this weekend!
Revenge is mine! sayeth the Boilermaker.
February 1, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Revenge is mine! sayeth the Boilermaker.
Tried something new (for me) in the kitchen tonight -- stuffed acorn squash. Delightful!
December 24, 2023 at 12:07 AM
Tried something new (for me) in the kitchen tonight -- stuffed acorn squash. Delightful!
The annual airing of the Sound of Music is on, & I am in my happy place.
He sings, he dances, he stands up to Nazis.
Is it any wonder he was my first crush?
He sings, he dances, he stands up to Nazis.
Is it any wonder he was my first crush?
December 18, 2023 at 1:58 AM
The annual airing of the Sound of Music is on, & I am in my happy place.
He sings, he dances, he stands up to Nazis.
Is it any wonder he was my first crush?
He sings, he dances, he stands up to Nazis.
Is it any wonder he was my first crush?
The finished product!
December 8, 2023 at 1:00 AM
The finished product!
OK, Bluesky: back in the beforetimes, on Twitter, I would share family baking adventures, especially the work of my oldest, who recently turned 11.
Time to restart my old habits and show you 11yo's cookies in progress: sugar cookies with an inlaid Christmas tree design.
Time to restart my old habits and show you 11yo's cookies in progress: sugar cookies with an inlaid Christmas tree design.
December 7, 2023 at 12:46 AM
OK, Bluesky: back in the beforetimes, on Twitter, I would share family baking adventures, especially the work of my oldest, who recently turned 11.
Time to restart my old habits and show you 11yo's cookies in progress: sugar cookies with an inlaid Christmas tree design.
Time to restart my old habits and show you 11yo's cookies in progress: sugar cookies with an inlaid Christmas tree design.
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 23, 2023 at 5:33 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
