On Monday, Jae will begin sixth-grade at Murchison middle school. Liam is starting another year of high-school at Magellan. Its been a summer filled with work, travel, community service, swim lessons, day camps, visits with friends and family, bassoon practice, and a family road trip to Santa Fe. This stay, we had a very good spot on Don Diego — easy walks to Maria’s, Paper Dosa, and El Chile Toreado. Our first couple of days in town were a bit rough. Jae was feeling terrible at the beginning of our visit, and LisaDiane and I spent half a day with him at urgent care. The doctor was spectacular – she…

School starts next week. Buy a new backpack, meet the teachers, visit the classroom, and talk about “What you did during Summer Vacation”. A few minutes ago, Jae and I were talking about our summer, and I thought I’d write up the list. Our summer was packed – camps for the boys (Neuron Garage, DoubleCreek, EarthNative, Camp Allen), swim lessons at the Y, movies at the Drafthouse, challenging projects at work with ever-present pandemic complications, traveling to visit my parents in El Paso, camping in the Limpia Mountains, and a family trip to Santa Fe. Including stops for meals, fuel, and bio-breaks, the trip to Santa Fe was a little…