Musings and Observations

Coloring books.

We are in the middle of the last leg of an epic road trip. We drove to upstate New York (Ithaca, Rochester, Buffalo), Niagara Falls in both NY and Canada, Toronto, Detroit, Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, and Cleveland. Today we departed from Cleveland and embarked on the last seven hours of our trip. I’m

Musings and Observations

Coronavirus from a child’s eyes.

Here are some questions and answers from all the kids. 1. What is the Coronavirus?David, age 10: it is a virusSarah, age 8: it is a tiny little ball that’s pinkAlana, age 5: [thinks for 3 minutes] A virus?Danny, age 3: I don’t know 2. Who is the president?David: Donald TrumpSarah: uhh, let’s see. (Thinks)

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Ten year update.

David asked me to do this, as apparently we haven’t done it since 2017. So here we go. Name: David Jacob, still the same as before.Nickname? DJ. He actually says he likes being called DJ, “um, sometimes.”Age: 10, 4 months, and a few days Weight: “at least 74 pounds”Shoe Size: he just got these amazing

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Alana anecdotes.

Just a few little things Alana has said over the weeks (months). I just gave Alana a manicure. When I say I gave her a manicure, to be clear, I just painted her nails with a bunch of different colors from the various nail polishes I have accumulated over the years. She was very happy,

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