Happy birthday to Alex! And just as a reminder of what getting older means, tonight there was an informational presentation at the middle school for all of next year's 7th graders, on what they can expect and what classes they can take in middle school. Alex is pretty stoked about the STEM stuff. There were robots and computers and all that. He's also interested in learning Chinese. Boy, middle school has come a  long way since I was in it. Thankfully.