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*Tomorrow we will officially have a preteen in the house. We celebrated Cam's 12th tonight and let him choose the evening's activities. He first wanted a family walk at Diamond Valley Lake in Hemet. I had never been and it's beautiful. I think next time my dad will join us and bikes will be involved.

Afterward, Cam chose his favorite food (hamburgers) at his favorite restaurant, Red Robin.  Then he chose Sonic as his dessert location. So far (between my parents and us), Legos have again been the theme of his birthday. We'll celebrate this weekend up north with Chris' parents.

*A few nights ago I tried veggie burgers on the kids. I called them "healthy burgers", so as not to turn them off right away. They were very sweet and ate most of them, however these comments were also made:
Cam: "Um, they look like our piggy food all mashed together."
Kendall: "How can they be burgers if they aren't made of meat?" (I blame Chris for that logic!)

keurig

*I've been back to work for a few weeks now. We moved locations and I decided to take on decorating our assessment room (where we meet with parents and assess the preschoolers). I was quite proud of my work, however Cameron quickly pointed out to me that I don't have enough tentacles. :)

We also moved offices and now share one big room with the district nurses as well as the Occupational Therapists. Chris bought me a, "back to school" gift in the form of a Keurig for my office. I set it up and everyone brings their own pods. I texted him a picture the day I used it.

My mom introduced the kids to rock decorating. Apparently it's a "thing" in the Redlands area. Kids decorate, hide, and find rocks in various locations. Kendall decorated an extra Harry Potter one for my office. :)

*Our back to school tradition for several years has been dinner at Red Robin the night before the first day. This year we surprised them with a treat at the end..mud pie.

*I can't believe I have a middle school kid!!:(

*I'm really into this show right now. I've read a few books written by former Scientologists and I find it all pretty fascinating and disturbing.

*Monopoly has been back in full force this summer. I would say I participate in about 10% of the games played. Chris does the rest. I like the game...they can just go soooo long. :)