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We returned home tonight after our whirlwind trip. The kids were troopers. We visited D's Grandma (GiGi) in Pittsburgh. She'll be 96 in September, she still lives on her own. She travels and visits all her kids and grandkids a lot. K and her get along so well. They were practicing writing cursive together. I really need to spend more time with K and cursive. It's amazing watching GiGi's reactions to K. Things I take for granted, GiGi comments on. Gigi taught Home Ec for 20 years and it is important to teach children life skills not just academic skills. I really have to make that an important part of K & C's education. C is much more interested in learning to cook or do things around the house. K tends to wander off and read a book and I don't notice that she is missing out on learning (this is what I did as a child) so I really need to keep a balance.

We also visited friends in CT, they have a girl and boy the same ages as K and C. K and S get along so well, they have fun together. At least we did one fun thing with the kids, we stayed in a hotel with a pool while we were en route and they loved swimming that night and the next morning.

So, we dropped D off in NYC and he started work. Our house is listed and hopefully we'll move by August. Everything is crazy.