Shannon Hautamaki
smhred.bsky.social
Shannon Hautamaki
@smhred.bsky.social
Ann Arbor mom of boys, library superfan, pedestrian advocate.
North side of Granger with PtP signs were theHalloween Scrooges; south side had a few houses with PtP signs and candy at least.
November 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I understand weariness of new mils, but as an AAPS parent of kids at supposedly one of the better elementary schools…yikes it’s rough.

Anything that will potentially put more $ in public school coffers I’m for at this point. Per pupil allowance from state hasn’t kept up with real costs.
October 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We got a reprieve until October 8th.
October 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It’s all online and the kids have cards now. G has gone negative in his account before when we didn’t have free lunch. If/when I get the payment portal working, I’ll just pay the balance.
October 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Don’t do it. I was in a blind rage this morning, looking for the boys’ student ID numbers and still going in circles on that stupid site! They can bill us later if there actually isn’t money for food.
October 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Lmao. They don’t provide busing to the vast majority of students, and they don’t (claim can’t!) get crossing guards, so parents feel forced to drive.

Since it all boils down to budget ultimately, support: investinmikids.org
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September 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I was very much blaming fans coming into the neighborhood for the Michigan football season opener until I saw it was only my phone affected.

My phone is newer than his. Uggh. Very annoyed.
August 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Listening to people still cite the “fact” that their single story house could be right next to an 8-story building despite ACTUALLY SEEING CM EYER EXPLAIN TAPERING OF TRANSITION TO THEM is also making me nuts. #a2council
August 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM