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Today Silas drew "angry" faces on the magna doodle we keep in the car.


Today we had a very fun playdate with Josie & Theo. The kids took a lunch break to work on solving the world's problems. Derek mediated the two sides.


Today Silas peed on the floor and pooped in his pull-up. He's been showing some "resistance" to using the potty this weekend :(

Today we watched an old friend smash the RNC on CNN. Bill has been doing a weekly pop culture commentary with Randi Kaye all summer long (check him out on FB). We are so proud of him!


Today Silas decided he wants to be a queen for Halloween. Zoe still wants to be a "cooker" (which is a good thing because Wendy found us a chef costume yesterday!).

Today I am so happy to know that another old and dear friend, Robert, is spending some much-needed time with his family after being released from a 14 year prison term on Friday. He made some major mistakes and has paid dearly for them. Today I am sending him lots of love...

Today we walked 2.6 miles and the kids spent a good chunk of time giving each other drinks of water.


Today we saw beautiful flowers on our walk.


Today the kids did some post-walk yoga stretches with me.


They are SO CUTE!!!


Today I'm trying to move the kids' bedtime back to 7:30 in preparation for preschool starting on Tuesday. I am sooooo excited for them!

Today I made homemade marinara sauce for the first time in over three years. I used it as the sauce in Eliza's Baked Pasta (ground chicken, red peppers, mushrooms, and broccoli), which has just come out of the oven... I used Chobani plain non-fat greek yogurt as a sour cream substitute. Yummy!!!



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