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We kicked off this week with my belated birthday dinner at my parents house. It was really nice to be able to relax for a few hours with a homecooked meal, and a chance to catch up. And cake, let's not forget the cake!

The kids wrapped up the 2nd to last week of school...I can't believe 10th and 4th grade are coming to an end! Everyone is pretty excited to have a long break ahead of them. G ended up "winning" 2 of the 6 classroom goldfish, so we hurriedly bought an aquarium on Thursday night and got it all setup for the impending arrival of Little Timmy and Bill Nye. Friday was a really, really busy day for me, so I ended up taking care of their lengthy transition on Friday night starting at 11:30pm. They made it through the night, but Little Timmy ended up dying on Saturday morning. He was looking a little stressed, so I'm not completely surprised. We think Bill Nye is sad...he's just resting (yes, he's alive) near the bottom of the tank. We'll see if he makes it through the weekend. And if not, we will be getting a betta fish, because I know how to raise those...way easier than goldfish!


Bill Nye


I had no idea that dogs were easier than fish...


On Friday afternoon, my mom and I headed to the MoA for a belated Mother's Day outing. She's such a good mom...I asked if she wanted to join me for the Kim and Penn Holderness book signing/meet & greet. We weren't 100% sure how crowded it was going to be, but we managed to fit in a leisurely lunch, a tiny bit of shopping, and still scored seats for the Q&A. Because we were in the "inside" area, we also were able to do a meet & greet, and get my book signed. I was panicking a little bit, not knowing what I was going to say when I met them...but it turns out that wasn't an issue! We had a chat about how much my mom and I look like sisters, and then also why that's an awkward thing to say to the daughter. There were some laughs, hugs, and lots of pics. I am so glad that we were able to make this work - I've been following them for years, so it was really neat to be able to meet them in person. (And, spend time with my mom!)




Waiting in line to meet them



Pretty sure this is where Kim was explaining why it wasn't bad to be called your mom's sister...



After that, I headed to a local winery for a 90's dance event with some neighbors. It was lots of fun, and reminded me of being at bars in my earlier years. I was pretty pooped by the time I got home, but (reference back to the 2nd paragraph above), I had to deal with the fish (takes about an hour to complete the whole transition.)

We'll see what the next week brings us. But, it's a guarantee we will have two happy kids, ready to start their summer!

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