I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We spent it in the Bay Area with Mike’s side of the family and had a really great weekend, despite the crappy weather that kept us indoors more of the time. It’s hard to believe that it’s already December…the year AND decade are just a few weeks…

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It’s been a very long, very emotional two weeks. November 7th and 8th marked one year since the mass shooting and wildfires rocked my hometown of Thousand Oaks. The city created a “Healing Garden” as a permanent memorial to 12 lives lost in the Borderline mass shooting. I went there on November 8th, the day…

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Yet another crazy week, this one defined by local wildfires. One of the fires was close enough to us that schools were closed for a few days. We had a lot of friends who needed to evacuate, and there was a thick layer of smoke overhead that created an eerie, unsettling light. The kids were…

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Have we put up any Halloween decorations yet? Nope. It’s been that kind of month. But we did finally do that pumpkin patch thing this weekend…in the 92-degree heat. I was melting but at least the kids had fun! And we got some cute pictures of the grandkids for my mom, which we always try…

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