Three kids looking out of a hospital window together.

1. Thank you all for the outpouring of love and support last week as we got encouraging news about Dominic, but also were brokenhearted over the loss of our Duke ❤️

2. Dominic is crossing off a round of immunotherapy this week. All things considered, he is doing really well and will be glad to finish up later this evening and get back home.

3. We are less than two weeks away from the start of the school year, and ugh, the summer really felt like it just slipped through our fingers; it went so, so fast. Joseph is starting middle school this year; I can’t even believe it.

4. Let’s talk books! Last we talked, I had just started The Burning Side, which was a quick read and really, really good. Definitely recommend.

I recently finished All the Colors of the Dark, which was fabulously written, albeit a bit tragic in nature (reminded me of Demon Copperhead). I did love it and am glad I finally got around to reading it.

Currently Reading: The Shampoo Effect – I’m about halfway through and liking it; a lighter read, which was a good follow-up to the heavier one I had just finished.

5. Really good read >> The Life You’re Rushing Through Is the Only One You Get

6. It’s been so long since I’ve made a loaf of my Italian bread; I think I need to make it happen next week!

7. This is so interesting, I had no idea so few companies actually own all of these brands >> Your Appliances Got Worse on Purpose

8. Are you looking forward to any fall sports? We’ve really enjoyed college football the last few years, and we are of course excited for hockey season!

9. Have you watched anything good lately? We’ve been introducing the kids to some of our favorite older movies… they loved The Karate Kid; we watched the original and Karate Kid 2. Last weekend, we watched the new Masters of the Universe movie, which we all loved (caveat: it was rated PG-13 and my husband found an app called VidAngel that you can stream shows and movies through that is essentially like watching it when movie reruns would show on network TV when we were younger – it filters out language and anything extra violent – you can adjust the settings to your liking!).

10. TGIF! This sweet girl has been getting a lot of extra attention and tagging along for lots of rides 🩷

A golden retriever dog sitting in a car in a parking lot.

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