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Wow.  A LOT has gone on in the last week! Too much for me to contemplate at this late hour.  You’ll have to wait until tomorrow.  Sorry.

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This is what happens at our house when you leave packing materials lying around. Not snowing where you are yet?  I’ll send my boys to make some for you.

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In case you didn’t know, we have a wedding to attend soon. The whole family is going. For three out of five of the kids, it will be their first wedding. #1 and #2 have attended a wedding, but they were too young to remember any of the details. We were talking about the wedding [...]

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Newest achievement?  Sitting unsupported… almost!

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Maria loves to read.  She is also very good at it. And, despite most people being more afraid of public speaking than death, Maria likes prefers an audience. So, when it’s time for her to do some reading (per her reading contract with her teacher), she will often ask me or her dad if she [...]

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Last night after dinner, Maria asked me where the Halloween candy was.  (I hide it frequently, as there are a lot of candy-gorging theives around here). Maria:  Mom.  Where’s the Halloween candy? Me:  It’s in the lazy-susan. Maria:  Where? (Despite having two of these types of cabinets, I don’t think the kids know them by [...]

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Welcome to the world, Michael James!

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With Thanksgiving fast approaching, the kids are talking about Indians a lot at school.  Especially in preschool, ’cause it’s fun to be an Indian! This morning, Andrew and I helped out in the preschool classroom.  Following the Indian theme, we helped the kids make fringed outfits out of pillow cases, which they then decorated with [...]

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