This week Sofia faced two endings, school and her first week of summer camp. It has been a weird and challenging school year. She loves her teacher Mr. Ross although never had face-to-face class with him. I also like him a lot, probably the best one Sofia had in her 4 years in this school. … Continue reading Endings and gratitude →

Last weekend was about reunion, reunion with my grad school friends. First, we met with Tyson's family again on Saturday, who we met 2 weeks before. But this time our reunion was joined by another friend and his family, so in total we had 6 kids in a big playground. Kids played and laughed, adults … Continue reading Reunions →

Calleva camp is AMAZING! Sofia is having so much fun. It seems the perfect camp for her interest and personality, outdoor, adventurous, small group (10 kids), big variety of activities (rock climbing, obstacle course, paddle boarding, cliff jump, and lots of swimming), and overall AWESOME (per Sofia). Everyday she comes back happy, exhausted, and thinks … Continue reading 5 things Friday →

After 3 days of home rest I was getting anxious and craving some fresh air and sun on Friday. What did I do? I left the house and took the girls to the playground. We took a bus so I probably walked less than 1 mile in total. Yet my foot immediately told me that … Continue reading Gradual recovery →

Two days of being grounded with less than 1000 steps a day later, my ankle swelling is noticeably reducing, which is good sign that it's working. I keep reminding myself that I should avoid going out too soon like I did last time to avoid having to do recurrent grounding. While I am hopeful and … Continue reading What keeps me busy when grounded →