We got so busy before our daughter’s birthday party that I had to pause editing. That said, we weathered the storm, the party has passed, and we’re back to our normal pace. This feels like forever ago, but I received a free cedar log from a relative. On day 519, I cut it open to see how much I could salvage.

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P.S. "The most dangerous risk of all is spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy the freedom to do it later." - Alan Watts