Sofia, 18, is knitting an Irish Moss stitch blanket
with warm cream skeins of chunky yarn
and doing virtual tours of colleges
Virginia, 16, is sketching portraits of
beautiful women, singers, and icons
on cut squares of watercolor paper
to decorate her room
Mark, 11, says, “I think we need to take a break
from video games,” even though it’s the thing
he most looks forward to
Luke, 9, racks up points for burping, farting,
being mean to his little sister, and saying potty words,
and then enjoys the jobs he gets as a consequence
Diana, 6, loses her first tooth
and gets her first computer account
in the same week