{"id":8401,"date":"2023-03-31T19:37:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T02:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jshox.com\/jay\/?p=8401"},"modified":"2025-11-06T11:31:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:31:50","slug":"2023-march-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jshox.com\/jay\/2023\/03\/31\/2023-march-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 – March part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hoped to not end the whole month sick and we were fortunate enough to start feeling better on the last one to two days of March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does that mean? Our annual trip downtown to see the blossoms. We took the kids and were blessed with a sunny afternoon that allowed the temps to warm up nicely (in the low 60s). Here are a few shots from downtown:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was nice and if you couldn’t tell from the photos we went close to sunset. We got the “golden hour” – but I must say, compared to some other years the trees were not fully blossomed. Probably 70 to 80% (which technically means fully bloomed) but we usually hit them up when they are just about 100%, this year however everything seems to be blooming later. For example, in Salem, they are only 40% bloomed at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Luca is a cheezy kid. Takes some great photos tho, for a cheese ball that is. Was even able to get all three of them in another photo before they all started doing their own thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next day the kids were doing their homework on their laptops and Elijah got mad at his work. He took a spoon that he was eating with and started stabbing his screen. See Exhibit A (above). Yeesh. Now we have to find another way for him to do his online school. Maybe we should keep all of the silverware locked up?!? ha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

just Pray<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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