Memo to the record
Yesterday was Cruz's first birthday. The links in that last sentence go back to his birth event. Other significant "links" are: tomorrow is the first day of spring and my late wife's birthday. Image of a calendar with the pages blowing off SO FAST.
There will be a party at the Crossing Church for Cruz tonight and a chance to see family members that have been separated by COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. We still can't completely ignore these but our county has extremely low numbers (< 20 active cases) and those are declining each week. Cruz is Spanish for "cross" (as you may know). I insist on pronouncing it so that it rhymes with "juice" (como la gente) while the rest of the family pronounces it "cruise" so it rhymes with "booze". I joke that he is too young for "booze". I won't change the way they pronounce his name. It's a losing battle.
My wife and I have three kids in our home. We enjoy them and it is also work. "G" is the oldest one we have and is Cruz's brother. He is three going on four and is graduating from running, jumping and curtain climbing to riding his bike (with training wheels). "H" is only distantly related and is the middle one, going on two years old. She is our "paying customer". "H"s dad is my daughter's brother in law. Cruz is the youngest that is in our home daily.
Next week is spring break. Our charge's parents are all schoolteachers which means we get a break too. I won't lie, I'm ready for one.