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This morning: Luke:  Thanks for buying us Poptarts, Mom! Me:  Don’t thank me, thank Jack.  It was his idea. Luke:  Thanks, Jack! Jack:  Give me a buck, then. Luke:  I don’t have a buck. Jack:  Give me a quarter, then. Luke:  I can give you a bucktooth!

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Today was a busy one for us.  First, there was the “company family picnic”. Andrew was too pooped from rolling over for the first time to participate much: But, Jack held a snake (and now wants one, to which Dan says, “NO WAY!”): And there was, of course, face painting (because what else is there [...]

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Apropos of nothing, Maria announced in the car today:  They say, “A rolling stone gathers moss.” Me:  Umm, no.  It’s ‘A rolling stone gathers NO moss.’ Maria:  Are you sure? I answered her that, yes, I was sure and I explained the reason why a rolling stone gathers no moss. Me:  Moss grows in shady [...]

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It’s funny…  with Baby #1 and maybe #2, you tend to be a bit paranoid.  For instance, I remember worrying about another child holding my baby (even with a hovering adult). Probably because I was afraid of breaking my baby, I assumed that a child would definitely break my baby. Obviously, with Baby #5, comes [...]

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So, on Friday I wanted to shoot myself after making the huge mistake of going to Walmart with the kids.  I needed 4 things, 3 of which they didn’t have.  Add to that the cart tipping disaster before we could get through the register lane and I was ready to belly up to the bar.  [...]

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What can I say?  Look how big he is already!!!

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Our baby has been baptized! At first, I was disappointed that none of our family members could make it here for the baptism of our fifth child. Then, I realized, our family did make it! The Remicks were able to come a few days early, so we managed to spend some quality time together. (More [...]

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With all the recent body fluid disasters, I haven’t had the chance to post the pics from our last visit to Missouri.  We had a good time introducing Andrew to everyone, watching fireworks and swimming.  Andrew got his first pool experience, which wore him out, as you can see.

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This morning started on a sad note, as our dear friends packed up their things.  They were off to the next stop on a long trip across the country.  They’ll eventually end up in Hawaii, where they’ll live for the next 6 years or so.  Good for them, bad for us, as they couldn’t be [...]

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Sam:  Cheeeerrriiioooooo!!!!  Get your ball, Girl. (Nothing) Sam:  Cheerio!!  Get. The. Ball! (Nada) Sam:  Don’t make me come down there!

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