Letters to my Children

Hey there Michael! I’m trying to get myself all caught up on what we’ve been doing this summer. This is just a travelogue of Ty’s senior trip, but I thought I’d send it along in case you were interested.   We had such a good time taking Ty on his senior trip. Your dad’s parents selflessly watched the kids while we were away—making the whole trip possible. We were up and out the door early, and made good time driving all the way up to Seattle. Ty and I of course conked out in the car and slept at least a few hours, which made the drive shorter. Our hotel was right across the street from the space needle, and we spent the evening walking around enjoying the Folklife festival happening on the grounds. We bought quesabirria tacos and beignets and had a fun time wandering vendor shops and people watching. For the first time in my life I saw someone who appeared to have had plastic surgery to create pointed elf ears. It was wild.   The next day we went to a Mariners baseball game an...

Hello my dear! I’m sorry I’ve been so behind in writing to you. I sat down to write to you yesterday and realized I never finished this one from a month ago. So I’m sending you some old news! We’ve been busy and have a lot to catch up on! 1. Field trip to the aquarium for Jett! 2. Jett had his last soccer game of the season and also soccer tryouts. Luckily he made Fabian’s team again! 3. Jett also had an economics fair at school. He sold Pez and “vintage” P ez dispensers. Those sold out and he made a ton of money. Unfortunately nobody bought his dance moves or alliterations, and he was disappointed with that. He’s been working hard on his dance moves and splits. And his alliterations were very creative. The kids missed out. Jett spent all of his earnings and brought home and entire backpack full of candy. We decided it probably was too much for him to eat himself, so he tried to sell it after school on the last day of school. When he had a bunch leftover he decided it would be a great ...