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I have spent the last few days folding paper airplanes for Luke (Santa brought him this) and building a snow mobile with Jack’s new Erector set.  And here I thought that Christmas break would seem long!  I’m actually dreading the return of The Routine.  We all slept in this morning and when I finally woke [...]

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Hours.  Jack has spent hours out in the snow.  The other kids… eh, a little bit of time.  But Jack seems to be immune to the cold.  Maybe it’s because he’s working so hard. I need to take some more pictures.  Since taking this one, he has put on an addition (for his sister – [...]

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We didn’t get the snow that our friends in the East did, but we did get several inches on Friday night.  Our biggest snowfall so far this season. The kids, of course, were thrilled.  Jack, especially.  He spent several hours outside this weekend building a snow fort. (Pictures to come.) Yesterday afternoon, when our youngest [...]

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This week both of The Little Boys had their Christmas programs at school. Sam worked hard ringing and singing: Introduced a song to the audience: And sat on Santa’s lap: And Luke was the best Toy Soldier the school has ever seen: One more half-day of school and Christmas Vacation begins. Heaven help me.

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Ahhhh…. my favorite time of year.  Bet you all can’t wait to get your Christmas cards from us.  With so many great takes, however will we choose just one?

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We almost missed him! Today is the day the preschool kids were invited to ride the train with Santa.  It’s been on the calendar for weeks, and  although I had thrown out the original informational flier, I had written on my calendar: Santa Train 9:00 South Station (8:55) So that there wouldn’t be any jealous [...]

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I can’t believe my little Looney Tunes is 5! Over the weekend, to celebrate his birthday, we took a trip to the Children’s Museum.  Luke and Sam had been there recently on a field trip with school and Luke told me he wanted to go back for his birthday.  I was elated, as this meant [...]

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Sam (my 3-year-old, in case you have trouble keeping track) just told me: “It’s a good thing Santa has a naughty list! …For Maria!”

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Monday was the big day.  December 1.  The day we found out whether we were going to be having a boy or a girl, come April. For us, this was pretty exciting.  Despite already having four children, we had always waited for the big surprise to be announced in the delivery room.  This time, though, [...]

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