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Have you heard of the Wish Fairy? I sure hadn't, and it was a new thing to both Scott and Ava. Apparently our little G heard about the Wish Fairy waaaaay back in Kindergarten, and opted to try out his luck with wishes this week.

On Wednesday morning, he insisted that I stay out of his room, but...that's not realistic. I happened to notice that he had written a very sweet note, and left it, along with some coins ($3 to be exact,) for the Wish Fairy.

"Dear Wish Fairy, Can I please have a Among Us plush? Thank you. Love, Garrett Goers. Here is are coins for you. There are nine. They are real. You can choose the color. Can it be the next time I come u[p]?"

I love that he was so polite and also advised that the coins are real. No fake money here!



He was super, super disappointed that when he came home from his summer program on Wednesday night, and there wasn't anything waiting for him. But, little did he know that he just needed to be patient. Look what showed up on his dresser on Friday!

"Dear Garrett, Sorry it took me so long to get this to you. You can keep the 9 coins! Love, TWF"

I'm not sure how the Wish Fairy knew that cyan is one of G's favorite Among Us colors...smart fairy!


In additional news, Ava is going to get braces later this summer! Well...Invisalign, but still exciting! We've been going to an ortho for four years for annual consultations, and she finally has lost enough baby teeth to proceed. She still has two baby molars, but those bad boys are coming out in a few weeks. And then off she goes to revamping her bite a little bit (her teeth are fairly straight, so this is simply to correct an overbite.)

Ava and I also got our annual eye exams out of the way this week, and we're both getting new glasses. We're going to give Pair Eyewear a chance and see if we like the flexibility to change the toppers and add sunglasses to the base frame via magnets. I'm excited to hopefully be able to wear sunglasses again while driving. It's bright out there!

I took Thursday and Friday off of this week and had a mostly relaxing time before the rest of the family was home for the long holiday weekend. I had an MRI done on Thursday morning, and while I was really nervous for the actual procedure, it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. Even better news is that no malignancy was detected (this was a preventative check and will be done every year.) A big, big thank you to my mom for taking me, and helping to calm me down before the MRI.

Scott's been busy working on the finishing touches to/around our new deck. Our new furniture and fire table will arrive this week, so I'm really excited to finally have a chance to sit and enjoy all of Scott's hard work. It looks great!

We're staying in town for this 4th of July, and kicked off the weekend with a happy hour with my parents. Other than that, we'll be lighting some sparklers and hopefully watching fireworks with the neighbors across the street. Should be a great, relaxing weekend! 

Happy Birthday, USA!

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