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Just sunshine and rainbows here in Magnolia! Another creation by the nice mom who puts these balloons outside her house and invites everyone to come by. . These guys haven’t left the island since March 12. We caught a glimpse of another neighborhood. Someday…

The amazing Magnolia balloon lady strikes again! New balloon installation to check out. . . . . . . . .

Easter egg hunt in our backyard this year, which yielded way more eggs per kid than we’ve ever gotten in all the years at the community center combined. . Easter treats — my kids know they are required to take some pictures before we can eat it. Sadly they looked way better than they tasted.…

The boys are really into making little books. On his own, Paul figured out how to do bubble letters, talk bubbles and VISUAL HIERARCHY. The lead characters in Joseph’s stories are all 3-digit numbers, naturally. He hasn’t been this happy to write in a long time, so I’m just going to go with it. Bookmaking…

The coolest Magnolia mom ever put up this Easter balloon installation in front of her house and invited people to come by. Of course we went over right away! We all needed a little boost and what better way to spread some joy in the neighborhood?   . . . . .      …

The tulips are coming up in our garden now, but there won’t be a tulip festival this year. I feel terrible for the farmers.

Joseph lost another tooth! Well, more “yanked out” than “lost.” Adding freelance barber and freelance tooth extractor to my skill set during quarantine.   . . Here’s a story I wrote for ParentMap about skills other people have been learning lately. (My favorite is the mom who taught her kid how to deep clean the…

One of my favorite spring traditions is visiting the Quad, but this year, UW asked people to stay away. So here are the cherry blossoms on our street instead. 🌸🌸🌸 Photo taken with a tripod and self timer. And here is a far more accurate picture. These guys just looove getting their picture taken. I wrote a…