Jackie Geipel

Still keeping an eye on educational issues while becoming a tabletop gamer mom.

[Jackie Geipel @JGeipel]

Woohoo! It’s time for #GenCon2022!

[DonorsChoose @DonorsChoose]

Today is the day! EVERY PROJECT on DonorsChoose will be getting a 50% boost thanks to Bill Gates!

Help teachers and students start the year with confidence by supporting a classroom of your choosing!

https://t.co/7FoYR8HS5h

[Jackie Geipel @JGeipel]

Submitting our #gencon wish lists is so different this year. We will be waiting for more event submissions. And be taking the convention at a leisurely pace.

[Jackie Geipel @JGeipel]

My son got me Res Arcana for Mother’s Day. I’ve been playing on Board Game Arena. He took all of 5 minutes to skim the rules tonight and absolutely clobbered me. Good times.

[Martin Odima Jr. @MartinOdimaJr]

Special education teachers do a lot. Like, a lot, a lot.

[DonorsChoose @DonorsChoose]

Happy #TeacherAppreciatonDay! Our friends at @sonicdrivein are celebrating with a $1.5 million gift to teachers. Starting at 7AM ET today, SONIC is 50% matching donations to all DonorsChoose projects. Support your favorite teacher while funding lasts! https://t.co/6ZnYNI16OD

[Jackie Geipel @JGeipel]

We’ve voted!

[Jackie Geipel @JGeipel]

I wasn’t sure how to store the squash we picked from the garden. Turns out, I didn’t need to figure that out. They won’t last thanks to @foodwishes Loaded Butternut Squash Cordon
Bleu.

[Jackie Geipel @JGeipel]

Perfect timing for @foodwishes tomato soup and crispy cheese toast recipe since our garden harvest was very productive this week.

[Jackie Geipel @JGeipel]

Buckled down and made a real dinner tonight. @foodwishes Salisbury steak, cheater mashed potatoes, spinach balls, and raw veggies from our garden. The gravy was utterly gorgeous in the pan.

[DonorsChoose @DonorsChoose]

Mark your calendars! On Tues., August 11, starting at 7am ET, @GatesFoundation is giving every donation to a DonorsChoose project a 50% "back-to-learning" boost! Your donation goes even further to help #teachers prepare for the school year ahead. #backtoschool #edchat

[BoardGameGeek @BoardGameGeek]

Badges are now available for Virtual Gaming Con 2020! Join BGG and
@thedicetower June 24-28 for five fantastic days of gaming! Learn more here: https://t.co/OKCzeLe4yl #VirtualGamingCon —WEM

[James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn @XplodingUnicorn]

Me: Today we're all cleaning the house.

8-year-old: But there's a quarantine.

Me: We can clean the house even when no one is coming over.

8: Is that a new thing?

[Jackie Geipel @JGeipel]

@hey_lightenup We received Cartographers! In the mail on Saturday and played it that night. Two players at our house and three players via Zoom.

[Jackie Geipel @JGeipel]

My sons are many years out of school, and we haven’t forgotten their teachers! We appreciate you! @BoganAj @MrsWalshCMS

[Jackie Geipel @JGeipel]

Nice, comforting bowl of @foodwishes Hungarian potato & sausage soup.

[Jackie Geipel @JGeipel]

We played a 6p game of Just One via Zoom with players in 3 locations. One location on an iPad, one on a computer, and one ona phone. It worked pretty well!

[Jackie Geipel @JGeipel]

Awesome.

[City of Carmel, IN @CityOfCarmelIn]

BREAKING - Mayor Jim Brainard has issued Executive Order 20-02 suspending all door-to-door solicitation licenses until further notice and noted that door-to-door business solicitations are “non-essential travel” under Executive Order 20-01 as well and prohibited.

[Jackie Geipel @JGeipel]

Pandemic was fun when it was just a game....

[Ben Pinchback @pinchback21]

Alright, whoever's holding a "One Quiet Night" card, now would be a great time to play it so we can regroup and methodically plan out our next moves.

[Jackie Geipel @JGeipel]

I finally downloaded Terraforming Mars this evening. I haven’t played on a board very many times so I think my Green scored quite respectably. Now I should go thru the tutorial and see if there’s an undue button. I “oops, didn’t mean to do that” more than once.