{"id":1519,"date":"2017-06-30T10:33:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T15:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/milwaukee\/?p=1519"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:57:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:57:24","slug":"wonderful-time-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/milwaukee\/wonderful-time-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sarah Koehn<\/p>\n

For me, this is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Especially the anticipation of the 4th<\/sup> of July, which is my favorite holiday.\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s the culmination of summer and a guaranteed day off.\u00a0 It lacks the stress of other holidays and is truly about relaxing in your neighborhood.\u00a0 No special outfits or gifts to exchange or complicated meals. I\u2019m not sure the extent to which we will celebrate this year; my family takes it day by day lately.\u00a0 Charlie and I had planned to head to Wrigley Field this weekend to see Dead & Company, but Charlie is under the weather, so no all-day Dead jam for us.<\/p>\n

Jacqueline and Harvey are excited for the July 4th<\/sup> for the first time and looking forward to their first parade. And we FINALLY got the fairy garden underway this week.\u00a0 As I planted the first miniature conifers, I realized that the fairy garden was far more for my benefit than the kids\u2019.\u00a0 I have big dreams for my house and it\u2019s landscaping, but neither the time nor talent to make them a reality. I am noticing that it\u2019s all achievable in the fairy garden!\u00a0 For sure, my biggest weakness is unrealistic ideas about what I can accomplish in any given day, season, or year.<\/p>\n

This was a fun week at GiGi\u2019s Playhouse \u2013 check out the pictures on Facebook of the TEAM program on Monday, as well as the Movie Night on Wednesday night.\u00a0 There are currently 10 adults in our TEAM program with hopes to grow in number and size in the Fall! Also, this week is the start of the Summer Literacy session; we have some new AND returning students as well as new tutors.\u00a0 Daphne has a new tutor named Grace, who is an SLP student at Marquette. Lucky Daphne!\u00a0 We are still trying to figure out the secret sauce of summer programming, but I\u2019m thrilled with the participation so far.\u00a0 Friday Friends meets tonight for Board Games, and then we will close until Wednesday the 5th<\/sup>.\u00a0 My heart will be heavy next week as we say goodbye to our dear Jamie.<\/p>\n

I was focused on two things this week: a snafu in planning our fall fundraiser, and hiring the new Site Coordinator.\u00a0 I\u2019m also writing a progress report for a donor, which I\u2019ve never done before. This anonymous donor gave us $20K last November, and I have to explain how the donation has benefited our programs and families.\u00a0 It has me thinking about creating a better way to acknowledge our donors inside the Playhouse. Let me know your ideas!<\/p>\n

I am super excited about the Down Home BBQ with DSAW on July 8th<\/sup>.\u00a0 The event will be at DSAW in West Allis.\u00a0 There will be food, games, and an awesome band \u2013 Max & The Invaders. The goal is to bring our entire community together and educate everyone about available programming.\u00a0\u00a0 I also got word that Nancy Gianni wants to visit in the next month. Nancy is the founder of GiGi\u2019s Playhouse, otherwise known as \u201cGiGi\u2019s Mom\u201d and one of the first people I ever met at GiGi\u2019s Playhouse in Chicago.\u00a0 So you know how you feel when you plan a party and it becomes deadline for all the improvements you want to make in your house? That\u2019s how I\u2019m feeling right now!<\/p>\n

Sadly, I made no progress on my minivan search this week.\u00a0 Perhaps it\u2019s my way of tempting Mother Nature to raise the temps, as I have no air conditioning in the minivan. Bring it on!<\/p>\n

Happy 4th<\/sup> of July to everyone!<\/p>\n

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