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Our little G was finally released from the guest room this week (he is such a stickler for rules that when Scott offered to let him hang out in the garage with him the night before isolation was over, G flat out declined. He didn't want to break the isolation rule. He's so much like me! HA!)

In any case, he's got his freedom back and was able to go back to school on Thursday. He was very happy to be able to play with friends, and get outside of the small confines of that room. On the other hand...I think he was debating moving in there permanently if it meant he would get served all of his meals and have the chance to watch TV all day, lol. 

Just to be extra safe, I tested him for COVID on Thursday morning before school, and it came back negative. He had such a mild case, thank goodness. And he did a great job with doing all of his homework, so the re-entry back to schoolwork, was fairly easy. He even managed to get a perfect score on his math and word study tests on the day he went back!


Speaking of getting back to things...Ava's schedule finally aligned, and both kids were able to go to Taekwondo on Thursday night. She only had a few missteps when starting to practice the form, but by the end of class, her confidence level was back up, and she tested for her third stripe for her orange belt - and she succeeded! 


On Friday morning, I attended my very first high school conferences. I had heard that they are generally kinda chaotic, but I went right away on Friday morning, and it was a breeze! I was able to meet with all of Ava's teachers, and they all had wonderful things to say about her. Her Chinese teacher even said she's very mature and her characters (writing) are beautiful, and getting close to the level of a native Chinese speaker. I think that's due to Ava being an artist and seeing the beauty and precision in writing. But, I also think it's funny that her English penmanship is super messy...but somehow, it's different for Chinese!

The RHSMB is off to the state championship today/tonight (Saturday). At the time of this writing, Rosemount hasn't played yet to see if they advance to the finals. Fingers crossed that they will because my parents and I are heading to US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis for the finals performance this evening! (Scott will be staying at home with G, so we'll have to fill them in on all of the details.) Marching band was such a big part of my high school life, so it's really neat to be able to see it from the parent's point of view.

Ava and her friend Vanessa at the Homecoming game last night / photo credit: Bruce Maeda


Scott has been working incredibly hard the last few days, building a retaining wall for a family friend. As always, the pics that I have seen so far look great. Scott has such an amazing drive, it makes me tired. He deserves some time off in the near future (which I hope he takes!)

We're right in the middle of a beautiful fall season...the leaves are turning, the skies are blue, and the air is still somewhat warm. It's hard to believe that the holidays are just right around the corner. We need to enjoy as much pumpkin spice drinks as we can before they are overtaken by the eggnog and peppermint mochas (which I also love)!

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