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Sam wanted to quit her soccer skills class because she was usually the only girl. Then, miraculously, another 6-year old girl joined the class in April. And now, as they say, it’s a whole new ball game.

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the May/June issue of Calliope, with my article in it (!)

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We expected the tooth fairy to land in Tennessee last weekend, but no, she wanted to come to Virginia.

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Sam is going to miss Kili, the cat next door. We learned today that he is going to be spending the summer on some rural retreat in the mountains of Virginia. That is, unless he convinces his owner that he really belongs to us, which he sure does seem to believe.

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Sam’s latest obsession is cooking. She invents recipes, plans restaurants and pours over cookbooks checked out from the library. Kids cookbooks. No Mastering the Art of French Cooking for Sam… yet (thank goodness). This evening she wanted to make an appetizer for dinner. She chose a recipe called “Cowgirl lunch” from …

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We received a verbal acceptance of our offer to buy a house (the one with the backyard that Sam wants to live in) today! The above photo is a shot of the addendum we included with the written offer. As we were driving away from the house last weekend, Sam said, “I want to help pay for the house too. I can pay one …

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The May/June issue of Calliope with my article, “Condemned for Heresy,” in the lead position! Calliope is a world history magazine for ages 9-14. This is my first time writing for them (and hopefully not my last). “Condemned for Heresy” tells the story of Jan Hus, a Czech priest, who was executed by the Church for …

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AC sets the laser up on top of a portable basketball hoop (pretty ingenious, I think). Then Sam and I ran under it in the rain. It caught us every time.

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