MOHS

I made it through MOHS surgery yesterday! They had warned me the procedure could take up to 6 hours, but I was out of there in 3.5 after 2 rounds of cutting, which was much better.

(I suspect they treat it like a Disney World line – underpromise and overdeliver!)

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Later on I was less cheery as things started to ache but the good news is that there was minimal hair shaving (I think they had to cut off some tiny baby hairs in the very front but that’s it).

I finished this book while there and it was SO GOOD. I can’t decide if this one or Sky Daddy was my favorite so far in 2026, which is somewhat hilarious as they are VERY DISSIMILAR BOOKS, but both SO GOOD.

This one just made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. I took pictures of some of the pages because I liked the quotes so much! A few of my favorites:

“In a world where you don’t know what will happen next, I just do what I can right now.”

“The days go by far more happily when you have something to dream about. It’s not always a bad thing to have a dream, with no plan for ever carrying it out . . . but if you need to know what lies beyond the dream, you need to know.”

“. . . just as every day is equal in value and no less important than all the others.” (Obviously I immediatley thought of Jenny here!).

Anyway! Highly recommend, and now I will go back to Yesteryear. I think May will be the month my reading volume comes back (possibly with a vengeance). This makes me happy!

(Upcoming) Travel Notes

Hawaii planning is DONE including rental cars, airport hotels where needed, and pretty much any excursion or experience that needs booking in advance. I wrote everything in my Hobonichi to see what it looked like and WOW. It was a lot of fun just to think about it all.

The only thing I haven’t done was to get really granular on which beaches to visit, or specifically which trails to check out at Haleakala (Maui) or Waimea Canyon (Kauai) — but I think those can wait.

I did formally decide against joining everyone in the surf lesson but they assured me I will be able to watch, so that will be great.

I am now going to mine this book list and add to my summer picks!

On the other end of the travel spectrum, we’ve decided to table our Costa Rica trip until 2028! Next spring already has a ton of stuff (family wedding in CA; Boston Marathon; Williams 25th reunion in early June), and the kids’ spring breaks don’t line up (this will likely be the final year for that). Plus, A really didn’t love having a trip smack in the middle of gymnastics competition season. I felt like I was trying to squash it in there, and I mean — it’s a YEAR away! I’m sure there will be even more on the calendar that I don’t know about yet.

There are only a finite number of PL days (and a finite # of $ we can spend on travel, let’s be real — we prioritize it, but the budget is still not infinite) — so we’re going to skip it in favor of another long summer trip in 2027. (Currently eyeing an Italy/Switzerland combo – Florence –> Lake Como –> Alps –> Zurich).

And then in 2028 when everyone has the same break (and there are hopefully fewer spring events) we can do CR!

Am I the only one thinking about 2028 travel? LOL. I’m just so happy to have my kids at an age where we can plan more elaborate trips and have them truly be fun! Also, as much as I love adventure I also cherish my “repeat destination” trips (Montana! Keys! Amelia Island) AND it’s also so great to visit friends (like my girls’ trips, or our Pacific NW stop on the way back from Hawaii this year). Planning to continue to balance these desires even as we expand our horizons.