Kavi’s second Friendsgiving (for 13) was a big success. Her friends are really good cooks, way better than I was at their age! Honestly, her meal was better than mine. 🙂 Kavi didn’t actually cook, but she managed it all, which is a major job unto itself. I helped set the table before heading off […]
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Hung some greenery to make the shop more winter holiday, brought the dahlia table in. I think it may be the most beautiful thing I’ve ever made. Not counting my children, one of whom can be seen if you look closely.
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First draft of CA college essays done; they’re due 11/30, so she’s going to try to finish them tomorrow. Turkey is brining and I’ve added legs to the dahlia table. Tomorrow is going to be an exciting day…
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Kavi, age 17, has apparently not yet outgrown hand turkey assignments. It has a place of honor on the fridge now, of course. (This is from her anatomy class. Between that and the nursing class, her friends have started calling her Dr. Kavi.)
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Kavi (high school senior) said everyone was pretty stressed at school today, but her Government teacher actually was helpful. She asked the students to list the things that they were worried about Trump doing, and then she went through the list with them, explaining which ones were: a) not within his powerb) not likely to
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I gave Kavi (age 17) a ride in, so we talked in the car. She’s stressed, but okay. She has a lot of trans friends, and is worried about them. She asked if I was at risk of being deported, and I reminded her that I’m a citizen now. She asked if any of our
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Excerpts from morning conversation: M: Did you see the news? Anand: Trump was elected. M: How are you doing? Feel okay? M: What’s more worrying to me is it looks likely that Republicans have both the House and Senate, so there won’t be as many checks and balances on what the White House can do.
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Kavi in New Orleans with Taylor Swift. Also with her cousin and aunty.
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Cousin fun in New Orleans with Aunty Sharms Murraj. Veera is starting to shoot up! Careful observers will note that the blue drink in front of my sister is The Taylor.
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Kavi headed off for a 6:45 am shift at the hospital — her Nursing class has clinical days, and she starts today. She’s excited. She still thinks she wants to be a doctor, but even if she ends up there, this should be a great experience for her. Impressed that our public high school offers
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