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6th grade classroom this year.

Just what she wanted a big stack of Marissa Meyer’s books.

Owl Socks from Grandma Tam.

A new tradition begins – we are calling it THE PELTING. Ezri rolled a twelve sided die in honor of her birthday – she got a 4 this meant 4 snowballs were hurled at her and the remaining 8 of her years were represented by being pelted with marshmallows. I am older and we’ve decided for my birthday it will be water balloons.

Youth Dungeons and Dragons wore costumes for their session – Ezri is Firebird and her brother is there as Mario. The others you’ll have to guess at though there are two Plague Doctors in the bunch.

After downtown Downers Grove put up boards due to windows being broken, an art teacher started a mural and invited kids and their families to come paint the boards of businesses with permission.

The brown and peach dots in the heart represent faces. There is also a small brown dot = peach dot. The orange key is a key and Ezri firmly believes O’s should be hearts.

When we came back the next day more was added by other artists!

This was my painting.

Later it had so many more hearts. I loved that the new artists took care to leave our work showing.

Here are some other boards near ours – I loved the mix of kids’ art with adult artists.

The boards are down now and I’m glad they aren’t needed but I miss the messages and art brightening our downtown.

Writing and receiving mail from new cat friend Bacchus and Norbert the parrot. Finding fun in the mailbox!

Bacchus has received his mail!

Bacchus sent the “rainbow-breathing” kitten postcard which found a place of honor on the sustenance preserver and looks perfect breathing color onto the Llamacorn card.