Where does the time go?

Mom after hip surgery and me leaving Villa Crest

Spending quality time with Lilah from age 4 to 8 was the best investment of my entire life. We bonded, she growing older, and me younger, every day that we spent together. After the 4 month trial in Niwot that commenced right after the Trump election--the day my mom fell and broke her hip, I committed to a year's lease that started the following summer, as Lilah entered kindergarten. The hard part was leaving my 93-year-old mom in the care of my siblings, but mom encouraged me to go and I went.
She was right.

Five-year-old Lilah greets me on arrival

Let the hair games begin!