June 2024

In early June Tessie graduated from Bowman Elementary. After 12 years, we are grateful to everyone at this wonderful school. 

Heather reached a non-milestone birthday, 47+1

and she continued to attend rock concerts in the rain,

this one was Hootie & the Blowfish with Bare Naked Ladies

and then the next weekend Sarah McLachlan

While shopping at Wilson Farm, we ran into teacher Jen from Tessie's preschool

At a friend's birthday party, Tessie completed her first escape room

On Juneteenth I committed to take the girls on a day hike in the White Mountains. It was a very hot day and I thought that constant hydration would keep me going, but on the ascent it was clear that my body was spending 99% of its energy on keeping my core from overheating and 1% was left for locomotion. It was a long day. 

I attended a mitochondrial conference in Cleveland

In contrast to Chicago, whose lakefront is so accessible, Cleveland's lakefront is isolated by a highway, train tracks, and heavy industry 

Cleveland's most famous tourist attraction is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Sunset over Lake Erie

After the conference I met Katy, Charlie, Erin, and Caroline at Cedar Point

They had a great day in the park on the famous roller coasters

Meanwhile Heather and Tessie were in North Carolina where Tessie attended farm camp while Heather worked and visited with Nana, Ana, and Chris

On our way out of Ohio I stopped at Trader Joe's, where I've made a habit of buying their state-specific grocery bags. Sadly in Cleveland they didn't have the Ohio bag but instead offered a random mix from places I've already visited (VA, NJ, NC, PA, DC)

I'm surprisingly thin on the New England state bags but I have a pretty good set of the Eastern seaboard and the West

In early July Erin stayed on Cape Cod with one of her school friends

Heather madly knitted to complete gifts for the hosts of our upcoming Italian trip

Lexington put on a great fireworks show for the 4th