Remembering Jadzia at the Class of 2023 graduation

Josh and Yoli stand with Jossie after the graduation ceremony.

Tonight was a bittersweet milestone for us: the STEAM Academy High School class of 2023’s graduation. We were excited to see Jadzia’s friends and classmates receive their diplomas, particularly her dear friend Jossie who was a valedictorian.

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Them kids keep a-growing

A couple milestone notes of interest.

* *JOSEPH* has apparently decided he’s done nursing. A couple days ago he just quit. Cold turkey. Yoli, obviously, wasn’t keen on this turn of events. She has tried over and over, but hasn’t been able to get Joseph to nurse since then. Thankfully we retrieved her pump from the (broken) house, so she’ll be able to relieve her pain.

* *JADZIA* continues to make leaps and bounds in her reading and writing abilities. Her spelling has improved, as has her ability to interpret parent-spelling-speak. You know what I mean: “Hey baby, are there any C-O-O-K-I-E-S left over from last night?” Jadzia would now respond: “_I_ know what you said!” She is very pleased with herself. I guess we’ll need to start spelling in Spanish.