I've said it before, and I'll say it again: It's impossible to Leave No Child Behind if you leave a city and a region behind.
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How's Pearlgirl, you ask? Well, she turned two at the end of March, and is in general a happy kid, who has begun developing alarmingly specific wardrobe preferences. She has had trouble sleeping during the past seven months, due to all the moving around, but otherwise she's doing alright. Thank goodness we're settled in now and she didn't experience any of the trauma described in the article.
Pearlgirl is the in-house auditor for all the flowers in our gardens.
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Update: Yes, that is some cypress mulch in the corner of the picture. I admit it. We spread a couple sacks prior to reading this post over at Schroeder's on cypress mulch and coastal restoration. Uggh! I still feel bad about that.
