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This Alex's new joy. He loves looking animals and reading about them and looking at pictures.
Yesterday he closed the lap top and declared, "Well it's official. Big horn sheep do live in California."

Letter to family Feb 12 2010

Hello Dad and Altha-

I have been out of touch and taken fingers to keys to write.

It is Friday am and kids and I are home. No school today due to Lincoln's Birthday. Alex is alternating between watching a cartoon and bear hunting on the "hunting channel". Kianna just got dressed and is wearing one friends son's shoes, another friends son's pants and her brothers hand-me-down shirt. My Mom is having coffee and toast and her regular morning crossword puzzle from the Chronicle. Bear the cat is at his post in front of the heater. Java is snuggling and licking Alex on the couch. Tess is trying to lure Java to come play.

We had a nice visit with Rich-a quiet visit. We went out for dinner and lunch a few times and Rich went to the kid's Saturday basketball games. We introduced him to a new food! Salvadorian pupusas. 

Kianna  was busy selling Girl scout cookies. She and Alex are both in the school play, The Somewhat True Tales of Robin Hood. A comedy spoof on the original. Kianna is one of the Merry Men and Alex is Little John. He is concerned about the part where he is supposed to pick his nose in one of the scenes. Of course I have been trying to extinguish this behavior for years and now he is concerned.  My main job will be working behind stage. I really enjoy getting to know the kids and seeing the play come together. Hopefully I won't drop the curtain on some kid head. 

As the play performances wrap up the softball and baseball seasons will start. Kurt is the assistant coach for Kianna's softball team and I'll be helping out as well. My business, Sage Therapy, is the sponsor. Kind of fun to see my business name on the back of the uniforms. 

We are off to run errands.