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The first week of school was fairly uneventful, thankfully.  Even with a suspected case of pinkeye (which was tested and found to be negative) and a random virus for Amai- it’s nothing compared to what we went through last year.  She’s going to have a great year!  [...]

Dear Amai,
In case I forget, it takes my breath away to see you walk into school by yourself.  Even after a full year- I still can’t believe you’re in elementary school.  Wasn’t I just swaddling you yesterday?
Though it can wear me out at times, I love your intensity and zeal for living more than I [...]

I got the kids a big inflatable pool for the backyard.  It’s really big.
I had to put the thing on our patio because it would kill the grass if I left it on our lawn.  If you’ve been to our house- you know we have a hard time keeping grass alive with so much shade [...]