Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! And thinking of those of you who are missing yours. I wish I’d seen this card in time to purchase for John who has patiently taught our kids how to fish, enduring hooks in the head and all. (He’s fine :) )

Getting Out, an essay written by poet + lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts + narrated by JD Jackson for The Daily on how he (seemingly impossibly and triumphantly) navigated life after a 9 year prison sentence for a crime he committed when he was 16. This piece was originally published in 2018 in the NY Times Magazine and won the National Magazine Award. Listen and you’ll know why. 

The past few months, James has watched more tv than usual, and 90% of the time, it’s Dino Dana. He’s obsessed and has learned so much about dinosaurs. Because his fourth birthday will be a little different than usual this year, we’re going all-out with a dinosaur theme celebration to help make it feel like a party. I’ve slowly been collecting dinosaur-themed party decor, like these plates + napkins and this pinata + treat boxes that we’ll use for collecting the pinata treats now and serving popcorn + other snacks throughout the year when we need a little pick me up. He has a few dinosaur figures that he adores, so we got him a couple more–the constantly-requested “T Rex that moves” and Micoraptor, which I had to google. He recently borrowed these from a friend, and they have been a huge hit. And to top off the dino theme, I got him this dinosaur shirt. If he didn’t already have a windbreaker, I would have gotten him this one. One of the better dino prints I’ve come across in my dino-everything search, except I can’t help but feel a little annoyed by the added eyelashes on the dinosaurs. I’m assuming it’s to make them more feminine because it’s a pink jacket? It’s still a cute print, but ugh, not needed! In my opinion! :)