So the visit with the parents went well.  We did touristy things around Boston like Plimoth Plantation, Concord and a trip to the beach.  It was a good visit and I think we’ll all look forward to the next one.  For now, though, its good to get back to the things I had left undone at work.  I will probably spend the rest of this week catching up from my absence last week.

The kids are doing well.  School starts in a few weeks.

At about the same time Gabriel turns 11.  His favorite thing to do for a birthday party is laser tag.  And what 11-year-old boy wouldn’t love running around blasting his buddies?!  He’s done it a lot and has fun at it, but I think we found something EVEN better!  There’s a place nearby called “Guard Up” - they teach fencing and swordsmanship.  For the party, he and 8 of his best buddies go on a quest with padded swords and flails and maces.  They’ll get to bat each other around for an hour and then they get the regular ice cream and presents in a party room.  I think they’ll LOVE it!

It came up because I sat him down last week and told him that with the fall approaching I wanted him to get involved in some kind of activity outside of school.  I didn’t want him just sitting around the house playing games.  I told him that I thought some kind of sports would be good, but that something like Lego League might be fun too.  Fencing was on TV, so I used that as an example of something he might like to do.  I don’t know what he will wind up doing - he’s not very focused.

ok, back to work.

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