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1. Wednesday, January 08, 2025:
   Maia's Art Day  Maia's art has improved exponentially since the first grade.           I love the perspective, layering, and shadows in this one.      Here is a puzzle piece showing things that Maia likes. Clockwise: Gymnastics, cats, violin, camping, soccer, cats, cats, Pokemon, mac and cheese.      Enjoying  Puffin Rock  these days...      Sometimes I will take a nap in the house and wake up to a brand new art gallery taped to the wall.  
2. Wednesday, November 20, 2024:
   Stuff In My Drawers Day: Thanksgiving Turkey  I created this Thanksgiving Turkey in Ms. Paul's art class in first grade (November 1986).     This amazing work of art was made on the cheap, recycled paper of the 80s, not quite newsprint, but definitely susceptible to shredding as soon as you start erasing something.   I'm not sure why the turkey is so depressed, but it probably has something to do with the fact that someone stole its legs and replaced them with mutant carrots. 
3. Monday, November 18, 2024:
   Maia's Art Day   second grade art      The girl in barettes is Maia's best friend, Rahel.      A cat store full of tired mother cats and kittens.     A cat!      Stories from Maia's standardized testing.   "Peru is in South America. Peru has mountains and rainforests. I want to visit Peru because I want to see Machu Pichu. To get there, I fly on a plane."   "When I was in 1st grade I made a clay pot in art class. First, I put some clay on my finger. Next I pintcht the clay. Then I put both thums in the clay. Last I paneted the pot! THE END" 
4. Wednesday, October 09, 2024:
   Turtle Day   the turtles on the fridge at our Lusby rental house              
5. Thursday, October 03, 2024:
   Fifteenth Anniversary Day  As anniversaries pass, and senility robs us of our wedding memories, we'll always have the photographic evidence to fall back on.     Other posts in this series:  2013  |  2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |  2019  |  2020  |  2021  |  2022  |  2023  |  2024   
6. Wednesday, September 11, 2024:
   Family Art Day    A story about Amber and Abby Cat, written by Ian, illustrated by Maia      A jungle scene by Maia, drawn last May      Ian and I invent new Hot Wheels cars.      Maia as a Pokemon. 
7. Wednesday, May 15, 2024:
   Maia's Art Day    Maia started a car dealership in February after Rebecca bought her new Kia Niro. The jeeps are so cheap because "we have too many and no one wants them!"      A silly robot.      This is what adorns Maia's bedroom wall at the moment. Charizard is her favourite Pokemon.      Ice skating.      If I had $100, I would buy some more cat stuffed animals.      An all-inclusive sketch of Maia's elementary school, from the bus circle and flagpole in front to the basketball court and playground in the back. 
8. Wednesday, April 10, 2024:
   Stuff in My Drawers Day  A poem I wrote for my mom's birthday, 32 years ago today.   
9. Wednesday, March 27, 2024:
   Maia's Story Day  We've had enough art for a while. How about the written word? Maia has started writing stories (although she rarely finishes them).     Amber the Cat for Brian Uri by Maia Uri   It all started when I was six. Amber was snoozing on the couch. I looked at her again. She was stretching her paw.     What woke her up? Suddenly dad sat next to me. I bet it was dad walking toward me. It was time for bed. (I was learning about time in school).   That night, I dreamt of 100 cats in our house and I couldn't find Amber.       The Mystery of the Missing Wand by Maia Uri   Once upon a time some fairies lost a very important wand. One of ...
10. Monday, February 26, 2024:
    Wildlife Cam Day   The 12 best shots from over 2600 captures, November 2023 - February 2024          Most Common Captures:     Squirrel going up tree   Squirrel going down tree   Deer family milling around   Stark winter shadows moving across the ground   Our butts   
11. Monday, February 19, 2024:
    Maia's Art Day    This is the cutest owl that anyone has ever drawn, anywhere.        Artifacts from sea turtle week.      There are 7 kinds of sea turtles. Sea turtles can stay underwater for seven hours.      Lily the Silly Cat by Maia Uri      Once upon a time there was a silly cat named Lily.  "You are silly"  Your cat friend  "Lily tricked me"      Lily tricked the other cats. So the other cats tricked her.  I'm unusually invested in how this (still unfinished) story will turn out.       My favorite snack is Goldfish because they are salty. 
12. Monday, January 15, 2024:
    Maia's Art Day    Scale maps of Cat Town, Bunny Town, and Dog Town, all along Route 7 in Loudoun County. Maia lives in Bunny Town on Hop Court. The guy who put Mew Ct next to Mew Rd in Cat Town probably designed North Arlington too.      "Let's play ninjas. Whoever gets spotted is out. Everyone is a ninja."      Maia created a pet store one night when she was supposed to be going to bed. Each cat had a storybook describing its temperament and what other cats it enjoyed being around. Rebecca drew the cat sketches as a kid.      Over Christmas, Maia watched the Super Mario Brothers movie, played Untitled Goose Game, created a butterfly and Amber using her 3D doodler, and we...
13. Monday, December 18, 2023:
    Maia's Art Day    "My monster is spooky because he loves to scare people."      Maia's first trezur hunt: "Where leaves fall, a box hides next to the tree."      A surprisingly accurate representation of our state.      "I think spiders are creepy. Especially big ones."      "Hey, come back here!"      We do!      Food, yum!  
14. Monday, December 04, 2023:
    BD Cartoon Day, Part VII   a selection of original cartoons from the business development Slack channel I maintain at work            Other posts in this series:  Part I  |  Part II  |  Part III  |  Part IV  |  Part V  |  Part VI  |  Part VII   
15. Wednesday, November 08, 2023:
    Maia's Art Day    Let's all feel happy today.      This is a unicorn princess named Sunbeam, from a series of chapter books that Maia is engulfing.      And this one is Prism, from the same series, of course.      Many nights after Maia has "gone to bed", she'll pop out of her room and leave a sign for us, informing us of upcoming events. Rainbow Dash Day was a Halloween costume creation event sponsored by My Little Pony.      Maia started by copying these song lyrics out of her "Purrmaids" book. She then invented a melody for it. Aftewards, she added even more original songs to the songbook, such as the future hit, "Where'd the Magic Bunny Go?" ...
16. Monday, October 02, 2023:
    Fourteenth Anniversary Day  As anniversaries pass, and senility robs us of our wedding memories, we'll always have the photographic evidence to fall back on.     Other posts in this series:  2013  |  2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |  2019  |  2020  |  2021  |  2022  |  2023  |  2024   
17. Wednesday, August 09, 2023:
    BD Cartoon Day, Part VI   a selection of original cartoons from the business development Slack channel I maintain at work            Other posts in this series:  Part I  |  Part II  |  Part III  |  Part IV  |  Part V  |  Part VI  |  Part VII   
18. Wednesday, July 26, 2023:
    Maia's Art Day   Notable artwork from Maia's kindergarten portfolio      L: I went to Massanutten. (mom) R: I went to the water park. (waterfall, mom, water slide, dad)      L: I had a big party! (featuring Aunt Carol and Uncle Dave) R: I like my bunny.      L: I see two cats taking a nap. (mom, tree, cat, nap, me) R: I see six cats. (cats one, two, three, four, five, six)      L: I see the Cat Town Castle. R: The caterpillar turned into a butterfly. (me, jar, butterfly)      I see a flower. (grass, me, flower, tree)  I picked the flower. (grass, me, flower, tree)  I put the flower in a vase. (fl...
19. Wednesday, July 19, 2023:
    Maia's Art Day   Notable artwork from Maia's kindergarten portfolio      L: I see a cat. (me, cat, rap?, path, stepping stones) R: I see a bunny. (me, bunny, tree, grass)      L: I like pie. R: I see the tree. (star, tree, dad, me, mom, cat, pillow)      L: I like my dress. R: I like my shirt.      L: I see a cat. R: I see a bunny.      L: The black cat sat on the wall. R: I see a bunny.  
20. Wednesday, June 28, 2023:
    Maia's Art Day   Notable artwork from May 2023       "Once a pon a time there was a buro.  A littll bunny livd in it.  The bunny wnet to the garden  All winter long he had eneuf vegee's.  This is wat it looks like in his buro."       A dragon!      L: A true story about a flower. R: "I see a bunny"      "L: I am planting flowers." Maia's final kindergarten report card noted how she liked to label all of the things in her pictures.  R: "It's felld day!" Maia was excited to eat popsicles and get wet on her school's Field Day.  

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