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RIP Misha + Zuki
A hugely impactful event that occurred recently was the passing of both Misha and Zuki IN THE SAME WEEK. What are the odds of that, really? Zuki was the much older cat, around 19 years old. Matt had her since he was in grad school and she stuck around for much longer than he ever expected. For the last few years, she definitely started slowing down. She went completely deaf a couple years ago…and in the last year or so, she was slower. While I was away on a business trip in London mid-May, my parents flew in to help Matt out. After a day, my dad realized he hadn’t…
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Natalie’s goodbye routine
Natalie has a pretty funny lil routine when it comes to parting ways at her preschool. I wanted to jot this down before I forget. First, a hug. Then, a kiss. Next, a handshake. After that, she enters the classroom while I start to leave. Then she runs out and stands at the gate reaching out and says “oh, and don’t forget to drop me off at home and tell me if the school is closed!†It doesn’t make much sense but it’s her way of saying goodbye at the start of the day.
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Andrew is a toddler!
Oh gawd, I thought I was bad keeping up with this blog when I had one kid. Now I’m just terrible with two kids. I’ll try to follow up with other posts about other events (like travel) but I’ll focus this one on updating about Andrew. Andrew is a toddler now! Well, he isn’t actually “toddlin’†but he’s officially a year old. We had a great backyard BBQ party with some friends to celebrate—it was a beautiful, sunny day and it was our first time hosting a party in our new backyard. We finally got a grill and we cooked up lots of burgers and hot dogs. Andrew completely devoured…