January:
Alex returns to basketball following an injury; BLOOM blooms; our girls...Maggie and Mollie.
February:
Matteo turns 20 (gasp!); Brian spends every spare moment at the beach; my business gets a makeover.
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March:
Paradise, within walking distance of our little house; lots of new things in the shop; lemons in our little backyard.
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April:
Is it wrong to spend this much time at the beach?; stealing a car we already own; the baby plays at Segerstrom Hall.
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May:
The garden is planted; fresh tulips are always a good idea; that guy that I like so much on his birthday (in Piazza Navona); us, in Italia.
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June:
Our little house loves summer; Matthew in drum corps, year 6; Alex having knee surgery (not fun. not fun at all.); Brian graduates 6th grade.
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July:
A weekend in San Diego with a couple hundred of our kin; our annual 4th of July pancake breakfast; the cousins come to visit; catching Matthew's show on the road.
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August:
More boogie boarding?; our besties come to visit making us long for our Colorado home; Matthew returns home after summer tour; a trip home to Chicago with my mom.
September:
Alex, who vowed to grow his hair until he could play basketball again; a parting shot of my boys...Matthew moves back to college for his Junior year, Alex starts his junior year in high school and Brian starts 7th grade; Brian turns 12!
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October:
Alex gets new wheels; Brian becomes a disturbingly real-looking woman for Halloween; new in the shop!
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