The first line of the email from our lawyer read, “It’s official! I’m attaching the endorsed articles of incorporation for your records”. My stomach flipped. Driftless Curiosity Incorporated is an official non-profit organization. We’ve completed the first big step. It will take a bit more time for us to get our official 501c3 tax exempt status, but we are on our way! I drafted an email to forward the articles to Rufus. I wrote, “It’s official baby”. It auto-corrected to “It’s an official baby”. No, no. It’s not an official baby. Dumb auto-correct. I relayed the story to Rufus who said, “Well, it’s kind of your baby”. I laughed. Fine, it’s my official baby.

~Joy