Little Joys Making Big Joys

Violet turned one and Lacey has been weaning — which, against all expectations, went smoothly. The schedule that came with it, the consistent naps, the sleeping through the night, turned out to matter more than she anticipated. She's honest that it's also a little sad. Sara's joy is longer to explain: she's wanted to be a crossing guard since elementary school, she walked her dog this week, and a neon orange newt needed help across the road. The episode wanders from there — Lazarus lizards in Cincinnati, salamanders in a Massachusetts basement, movies neither of them can watch anymore, Joe's birthday.

Topics Covered

• Weaning Violet after a year of breastfeeding — what made it easier than expected, and the feelings that came with it
• Sara gets her crossing guard moment, courtesy of a newt trying to cross the road
• Invasive Lazarus lizards in Cincinnati and why Lacey used to announce herself in her own basement
• The movies that have become unwatchable (Moana, Homeward Bound, How to Train a Dragon)

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