{"id":13533,"date":"2026-04-03T01:29:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=13533"},"modified":"2026-04-03T01:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:29:54","slug":"expanded-household-at-long-last-and-huggers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=13533","title":{"rendered":"expanded household, at long last, and huggers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/55184949668\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Dogwood\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55184949668_8b0691eefa_w.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Dogwood\"\/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Three beautiful things from my past week:<\/p>\n<p>1. My parents have adopted two cats. The older is very shy and was still acclimating to her new home (read: hiding), but the younger is a joyful little boy who alternates between kitten boisterousness and napping on their laps. My parents have not anyone this energetic living in their house in decades, but I am confident they will meet somewhere in the middle as he ages. (On a related note: I was shocked when we returned home to meet two fully grown cats. I would have sworn we left kittens behind at the start of the weekend, but our nearly 2-year-olds are ginormous.)<\/p>\n<p>2. My best friend and I were finally able to meet up for lunch. It had been more than six months since we&#8217;d seen each other, and I missed her tremendously.<\/p>\n<p>3. I&#8217;m now working part-time for the nonprofit where I&#8217;ve been volunteering, and today had me subbing in and coaching soccer to pre-K and kindergarteners, who were maybe the most affectionate group of kids I&#8217;ve ever met. I had to work hard to get them to stop hugging me in order to play a game. It&#8217;s a rough life. (Remind me of this next week when I come down with a cold from being snuggled by 20 wee people with runny noses.)<\/p>\n<p>How about you? What&#8217;s been beautiful in your world lately?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three beautiful things from my past week: 1. My parents have adopted two cats. The older is very shy and was still acclimating to her new home (read: hiding), but the younger is a joyful little boy who alternates between kitten boisterousness and napping on their laps. 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