Big

Nim now 5 feet, 2.5 inches.  She heads off to 7th grade every morning,

  and comes home and diligently does her homework, sometimes with feline help.

 When there is no school, she goes on bike rides with Ma

 even when there are big oak branches across the road,

and I just let her ride her bike to the park by herself.  "I'll be back by 5," she says.