many many many many things

none of which require much detail:
  • today was parker's last day of preschool. holy shit. i'm about to have a gradeschooler ya'll. she's so ready all of the sudden too. (yesterday we went to a bbq at ben's house and she was wandering around (without me) talking to people, asking questions, getting her own food. i'm so proud.) wednesday her class has a graduation ceremony, complete with caps and diplomas. lots of pics to follow i'm sure.
  • yesterday's market was busy. we're crazy just trying to keep up with our supply for the four markets we're doing. we moved up to 40 hours a month in our kitchen (25 wasn't cutting it). we're experimenting with different regions of beans (our current favorite is a madagascar variety) and doing a little bit of roasting (uh-may-zing).
  • things with r have been stable and reliable. i asked him sort of last minute last week if he could take the kids to a birthday on saturday and he came through. we've tentatively scheduled a (first) overnight for a couple weeks from now. i'm glad the kids are getting to see their dad (and his parents) more.
  • d2 is moving with his mama (she's finishing her lvn --> rn program) down to san diego. we have him until next friday. and after that, we're hoping to have him for long vacations and that they'll be back in a year, as planned. ugh.