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We'll be driving away in about 12 hours...goodbye USA, hello France for the next 7+ months! It's been a day of cleaning, packing, saying goodbye to friends, showing the house to the new tenants (things like water shutoffs, thermostats, etc.). We're in a massive cold snap with 6" of dry, fluffy snow and bright sun. A nice way to say goodbye to Indiana.

Zari's finals and final papers have gone well so far. She has one final left on Friday. She just got back her grades from her final project for her "What is Canada" class and she got 100%! The teacher was gushing with praise, so much that Zari was super embarrassed to read it. The professor offered to help her get research fellowships, write letters of recommendation, etc. Wow! She mapped the history of the Freeze family as they settled and migrated throughout Canada, all the way back to the 1700s, and tied it into regional and national trends and controversies.

She's been baking Lebkuchen. I love seeing my child carrying on a family tradition.