your kid looks very happy.
And well, it has only been two days for now. Don't lose hope so quickly says she who will have to search for months in a few days and who is scared

As for your writing journal, I think that a Friends Only community would have been a better option (easier to update, to answer everyone, plus, you don't have to log in / log out etc. A flister of mine has that sort of community for her writing.) I'm looking forward the whole book.