Isabella’s last day

I am exhausted from my work shift, so I’m just going to go with another post by pictures.

We went shopping again this morning. Honestly, I had spent the hour prior researching online for some hard-to-find items on Isabella's list and had given up hope on finding them. An hour and a half later, luck proved me wrong--we got everything on her list!! Woo-hoo!!
We went shopping again this morning. Honestly, I had spent the hour prior researching online for some hard-to-find items on Isabella’s list and had given up hope on finding them. An hour and a half later, luck proved me wrong–we got everything on her list!! Woo-hoo!!
I need food pictures for my portfolio. This is yesterday's chili. Too bad I didn't have any leftover guac for the picture.
I need food pictures for my portfolio. This is yesterday’s chili. Too bad I didn’t have any leftover guac for the picture.
Lydia made that hat in preschool and wanted me to take a picture. Mom, those are her new shoes (and Mary's are exactly the same).
Lydia made that hat in preschool and wanted me to take a picture. Mom, those are her new shoes (and Mary’s are exactly the same).
We dyed eggs in the afternoon. Lydia and Mary accidentally cracked most of theirs.
We dyed eggs in the afternoon. Lydia and Mary accidentally cracked most of theirs.
I didn't have time to gild the eggs in copper before I had to run off to work, so I gave Abe instructions on how to do it, and they all headed over to Andrea's to copper the eggs.
I didn’t have time to gild the eggs in copper before I had to run off to work, so I gave Abe instructions on how to do it, and they all headed over to Andrea’s to copper the eggs.

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Playing at Andrea's house.
Playing at Andrea’s house.
This is the ship Abe's great-grandfather, Basil Anthony Darais, immigrated to the States on.
This is the ship Abe’s great-grandfather, Basil Anthony Darais, immigrated to the States on.

I had the best work shift that I have experienced to date. I made shortbread, streusel, and prepped: sopresata, speck, butternut squash, bacon (deli-ed), cut mozzarella, and ran a bunch of (in house) errands for the chef and line cook. For the first time there, I felt somewhat competent. I also appreciated a heightened sense of friendship with some of my co-workers. That was nice.

Sadly, Isabella left today. We miss her, and she left us the sweetest note! We’re looking forward to her visiting us again this summer.