Hot and oppressive out here (winds across the state are just right to be sweeping smoke and hot air and particulate matter from a forest fire some 200+ miles north of here straight down and across the entire Bay Area). SF is not used to this.

Matilda and I went to the roller-skating pocket park and she skated while I read Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch until it got too muggy and gross, came home to find that Emmett is also feeling gross and not coming for his long-awaited reunion with Matilda until later, and now we are drooping around feeling sticky and futless while Hec makes consolatory smoothies.

It is also hot here, which is actually helping me clean since I am avoiding going outside.

Charlie is also about to get a bath, which means I am as well, so that should help with the hot.

JZ, I hope that Matilda is pleasantly surprised and that the class assignment ends up okay.

Noah was supposed to be in a Korean development program class, where most of his class was in English then he'd have Korean. His teacher is out on maternity though, which is....whatever. The long term sub is a born again christian.

He was instead placed in a dual immersion, Spanish maintenance program where over 75% of his school day will be in Spanish. And his teacher is someone for whom I was her instructor at UCLA for a writing institute. She's a GREAT teacher, though structured and a little strict (which he does fine with...last year was overly loosey goosey). When we told him Spanish instead, he was 100% excited. He's playing with a language app to learn some of basic vocab before school starts, but it will be much harder.

It'll be weird having him at my school. He has his uniform ready (he's never had a uniform before) and this is totally a different population of kids. So I have some anxiety. But I love the idea that he will be just downstairs and that his afterschool program is run by UCLA instead of the county park system and that it's free.

I think having Noah near you, in the same school, is a huge plus Kat. I loved having my mom on the same campus when I was growing up, and the older I got the more I valued having her nearby.

Did I mention we have a good idea about Franny's 7th grade schedule? I'm mostly happy with it. She got the good English teacher and the more intensive science class. And advanced art! She's super excited about that.

Who is the English teacher? I may know him or her.

SF is not used to this.

Oh, good. Because people keep saying I don't need AC, but I have been dubious about this statement.

I have been out and about to buy stamps and make a trip to BevMo. I still need to go to Target, but I need a rest before that happens.

But I didn't know until yesterday that Aldis Hodge is playing MC Ren!

I did not know this! And now something I saw in passing on Twitter actually makes sense.

Oh, good. Because people keep saying I don't need AC, but I have been dubious about this statement.

Looks like it's going to drop around 15 degrees by tomorrow, and then keep drifting down for the rest of the week. Thank all TPTB.

Who is the English teacher? I may know him or her.

Sorry to disappear on you. Her teacher this year is Mr. Reynolds. The magnet teachers are Reynolds or Calpin.

Yeah, the Bay Area weather is a little ridiculous today. 25 degree Fahrenheit difference between the inland Peninsula and Pacifica on the coast (about 15 miles away): [link]

After running all over creation, (Towson) I came home and went to war with rats, swam, 2 loads of laundry and cleaned the first floor. Soon as last load is done, I'll make up my bed and take a third shower.

I have gotten stinky between every shower today.

Having the aftercare for free is great, Kat! Sound like all in all it will work out well.