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Math henge! We received this set of Cuisenaire rods as part of Joseph’s summer school program, part of a surprise package (opening it was like Christmas). Overall, I was very, very impressed with online summer school. It was a mix of pre-recorded lessons (loved the math games!) and meetings with a real teacher who was…

Tofu pudding with boiled peanuts, grass jelly with taro balls and milk tea with boba. Why does food sound unappetizing when it’s translated into English? But ugh, SO GOOD. Meet Fresh (Taiwanese dessert chain) is the real thing, and totally worth driving to Bellevue for.

Blueberry picking was hot but very productive. We went once in July and they weren’t ripe yet, but today, the bushes were just dripping with big, juicy berries.

Yum!!

I LOVE this weather. I’ll take cool and cloudy over hot and sunny, any day.

Taking advantage of this nice cool weather to get outside. We made it to the sandy bluff at Discovery Park, but not down to the beach — no shuttle this summer to cheat our way back. 🙁

Our first time peeing in a public restroom since March! Fun and cheap day trip to Bainbridge. All the businesses in Winslow were super careful, and everywhere we went felt clean and spaced out. (Wish I could say the same about downtown Seattle.) My story is on ParentMap here.

Ahh… the summer of the backyard. I upgraded our “pool” to the super deluxe 5-foot version so it’s big enough for both kids to lounge in, all 10 inches of water.

A quick getaway to the poor man’s Seabrook — Golden Gardens! I had been hearing about how horribly crowded it is, but we totally lucked out and practically had the beach to ourselves. The key is going on a weekday, in the morning, with rain in the forecast. And overcast day = great big softbox…

Birthday cupcake! Paul helpfully pointed out, “Mama, 62 more years until you are 101.” Geez thanks.