Ten.Two Thousand, Six Hundred & Sixty-Eight

1. Sweat.

2. The upside of the kids being gone is that I haven’t had to go grocery shopping. The downside is that I also have no lunch.

3. Linen on linen.

4. She’ll be back today!

5. I wash my hands and think about our futures. I think she’s not dreaming big enough. Why not do it now? What are we waiting for?

6. Last-minute decision to dash for a Chicken Caesar from Station.

7. They say they want to eat pizza in the circle. We sit around half-court and talk about summer plans, the kids in their class, and quinceañeras.

8. It wasn’t exactly what I wanted it to be, or what I thought it would be. But then you get a very long text from the 7th grader and you remember why you did it.

9. Fever dreams.

10. My nails are still wet, but I can’t keep my eyes open.