New app I’m enjoying: Texts.com, an inbox for all of your messaging apps. Been using it all week and am not looking back.

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This week I kicked some home projects I’ve been neglecting into high gear.

• Scheduled a quote for spray foam insulation in our two attic spaces
• Had someone come out and get rid of our groundhogs
• Scheduled someone to come out and do some maintenance on our boiler
• Had our pile of tree limbs removed
• Picked up what I need to fix the tile in our bathroom
• Picked up what I need to replace the broken piece of flooring in the basement

Next up on the agenda:

• Get a quote on installing a sump pump + radon mitigation system
• Buying water sensors for the basement and under the sink. Probably going with YoLink once they have another sale.
• Decide whether we want to replace the fence now or in the spring. Leaning toward the spring.

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Charlie updates:

• He is singing a lot more and making specific song requests for us to listen to in the car. They sometimes come out of left field and it is fun.
• He is recognizing more letters and numbers by sight and saying what they are.
• He is getting potty curious, so we think it is time to start potty training in the next couple weeks before this window closes.
• He is doing a lot more imaginative play, such as pretending he is a bus driver or a chicken, or making some Duplo figures act out something, and building his Duplos a lot more in general.
• Puzzles that were tough for him 6 months ago are a breeze now.
• He got invited to a birthday party on Friday and it was fun to see him play with other kids. His friend Lorenzo ran up, grabbed Charlie’s hand, and they ran off to play.
• He is more independent on the playground now and doesn’t feel the need to stick close to us.

I didn’t take many photos this week. I was busy at work getting caught up from being out for a week, and it was very hot here all week (weather station reported a high of 101.2F/38.44C), but I did take a couple. Here they are:

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Most of our plans for the weekend fell through because of the rain. Bummer.

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If your name is Dave Wasmer and you are still reading this, here is your reminder to start your weekly post 😄

Here is how I generally do mine:

1. Take notes throughout the week in my favorite notetaking app. Just a couple bullet points as I think of them.
2. Look through the photos I took that week and new bookmarks I made that week for inspiration.
3. Don’t proofread or stress about it. Just press post once I’m done.
4. I write them while Charlie is sleeping, either naptime or after bedtime.

In fact, I hear Charlie waking up from his nap, so it is time to press Publish on this and close my laptop 👋