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last night was our 6th progressive dinner. it was so very good to be together. to get to know each other better. to meet new neighbors. to know that we are raising our girls in a community filled with love. we had over 80 people come through 4 neighbors' homes. so good to know we live in a place where strangers can be invited in to share a meal and leave connected.




























(this morning e brought up what happened in CT on friday. she'd found out through an image her cousin had posted on instagram. she showed me the picture she had saved on her phone of the young teacher who is now gone. i told her she was a hero. i told her to remember there are so many good people in the world. so many. we need to hold onto that. and we need to - collectively - find ways to stop this kind of thing from ever happening again. though i am not sure what those ways are. i do feel that the answer isn't found in building higher fences. in installing metal detectors. in preparing people for this to happen again. that can't be the answer. i am confident k doesn't know anything about it. i don't feel that her beautiful 8 yr old self needs to know. this is a good read on that subject.)