We discovered Sketchbook on Disney+ and lucky us, there’s an episode on learning how to draw Mirabel in Encanto from the artist herself!

I went to Washington, DC last week!

Back scratches and snuggles with Meryl, she fell asleep and I may have stayed a bit longer to enjoy the moment:)

Texts from the home front! A BIG thank you goes to Lola and Tito for helping everyone stay sane!

Meryl made a camera…to which she used to take my picture while I was talking with her on FaceTime! See the bottom right, I look pretty good in print!

What a trip! It was wonderful to see people in person, catch-up with friends, and be inspired by the objects, artists, staff, and research scientists at the Smithsonian!

Yayoi Kusama, Hirshorn

Preston Singletary, National Museum of the American Indian

Stuart Robinson, National Portrait Gallery

Kinoshita Daimon, National Museum of Asian Art

Discovery Shuttle, Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Serena and Venus Williams, National Museum of African American History & Culture

Meryl turned her easel into a colorful eye shadow palette. Holmes can never have too many straws.

Steak, broccolini, and Cabernet Sauvignon for dinner, with Xanna too! Frank and I each wore khaki chinos (pants for him, shorts for me) and half-zips (golf shirt for him, Homer Brew fleece for me). Meryl wore corduroys and Holmes wore chinos, both with bright socks. It really is hard to believe we’re not all together. Listening to Sinatra tonight helped. Super cute kids crawling as fast as they can on their hands and feet like a cheetah helped too:)

All recycling green for Holmes, all flowers for Meryl:)

A first! And then we realized we never told Meryl how to play the game:) She hit the ball! Now what? Load those bases.