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Here's an update of what's been going on around here: My youngest daughter and I ran a 5K on Saturday. We didn't come in first, but we weren't last either! We had a CPS home visit yesterday, which was related to trying to get custody of the stepchildren. We passed with flying colors! I'm really glad, because we worked really hard on cleaning and decluttering the house. Hopefully the report will be typed up and complete before the custody hearing so we can take that with us. Our new van continues to be a good purchase. We're really happy with it, especially for the price. The oldest boy has a birthday coming up. He wants to see the new Han Solo movie with some of his classmates for his birthday, so we've purchased 4 matinee tickets for opening weekend. He's trying to decide if he wants to do pizza or IHOP afterwards (both are near the theatre), and I'm planning to give him the tickets plus a gift card for either the pizza place or IHOP inside his birthday card. He has also requested a new phone for his birthday, as the one he's using is quite old and the screen is badly cracked (for example, he occasionally cuts his finger using his phone), so I'm also trying to find an inexpensive phone that will work with our mobile carrier that doesn't have too many whistles and bells. I can't believe there's only a couple of weeks left of school. Didn't spring just start? I need to get our water park season passes soon (one of our ways of surviving the 100+°F temperatures in the summer). I need to make sure everyone has a bathing suit that fits too. I have earned only $1.06 on here this month, but I haven't been on much. I've been busy cleaning the house! No worries, it'll just roll over to next month. The photo above was taken by me right before the 5K (I put stickers over the faces of strangers whose faces were very visible).