{"id":4724,"date":"2026-01-12T09:20:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/?p=4724"},"modified":"2026-01-12T09:20:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:20:04","slug":"happy-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/?p=4724","title":{"rendered":"Happy 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hey there Peanut <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since I think of you nonstop, I thought maybe I&#8217;d start writing to you. Can&#8217;t believe 2026 is already here&#8230;  time is flying by in some ways.  Jill has been helping me think about ways to update the house to center on each of your passions and personalities.  We have a professional photograph of a SpaceX rocket in Dan&#8217;s room (along with my very rough sketch of it which served as a placeholder while waiting for the professional one to come), the wreath of pictures in Madey&#8217;s room with updated shots of your, Dan and her friends, and some fun plants and bedding for your room &#8211; with your art around the room, of course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0139-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0139-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0139-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0139-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0139-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0139-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0139-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clearly, my art skills pale in comparison to yours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m also very into making fires in the fireplace &#8211; a great way to zone out at the end of a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0193.JPG-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0193.JPG-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0193.JPG-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0193.JPG-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0193.JPG-1.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever I drive by Impact Earth or Tapas, I wave, tell you I love you, and blow you a kiss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m singing for MLK again. The directors are so good; I love that it challenges me cognitively as well as musically, and it generally turns out great.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I went to the Fairport Goodwill a few days ago &#8211; have you been?  I think you would love it!  It is so clean, but also so large!  I ended up walking out with a hat for Alana (Science STAR living with us), red jeans (too big, sad face), and an adorable Groot t-shirt.  They give away a free book to kids each time they come in!!  Not surprisingly, that melted my heart!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8278-3-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"472\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8278-3-472x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8278-3-472x1024.jpeg 472w, https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8278-3-138x300.jpeg 138w, https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8278-3-768x1664.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8278-3-709x1536.jpeg 709w, https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8278-3-945x2048.jpeg 945w, https:\/\/www.littleraz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8278-3-scaled.jpeg 1181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Picture from Christmas with Alana, her niece and nephew.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Life is back to being very busy at UR &#8211; going great and very busy.  I&#8217;m teaching a doc class this spring. I taught it once before in 2023, but it&#8217;s still a relatively heavy lift for me.  I love working with the doc students though.  That&#8217;s how I met Molly and her whole crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of heavy lifting, I&#8217;ve also started cross fit classes.  Whewee!  (is that a word?). It&#8217;s kicking my butt!  I will be sore and wobbly, and though it is NOT a race, I definitely life the least weight and it takes me the longest to sprint. The main coach is awesome though; so encouraging. Been running too.  I&#8217;m trying to run 62 miles in January; 2 miles\/day for cancer research.  I&#8217;m on track so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I want you to know that I have been doing all you asked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love you every minute of every day with my whole heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I heard a quote on the radio that made me think of you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>When someone lives in your thoughts and heart for a really long time, you can&#8217;t help but carry them everywhere you go when they are not with you.  <\/p>\n<cite>Someone from the Grateful Dead talking about the lead member.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Know that I carry you with me everywhere I go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love you, Momma<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey there Peanut Since I think of you nonstop, I thought maybe I&#8217;d start writing to you. Can&#8217;t believe 2026 is already here&#8230; time is flying by in some ways. Jill has been helping me think about ways to update the house to center on each of your passions and personalities. 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