I have always wanted a light weight pair of soccer cleats. Before my recent weight loss, however, I could not bring myself to spend the money just to save a couple of ounces on each foot when I had dozens of pounds spread out everywhere else. Now that I am at a good fighting weight I treated myself to these boots made of a synthetic leather. They are practically weightless. It remains to be seen whether I play any better in them. Jeanine joined me on the shopping excursion and we did a little house hunting for an investment property afterwards.

We received our first letter from Maya today and learned that she is having a wonderful time at camp. She apologizes for not missing us yet, explaining that it is still too early. We sent her to camp with Nicolai’s camera, and I am hoping that she will return with many photos to share.