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George!

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We went to St. Louis over the weekend.  One of Dan’s brothers and his family were in town for a few days, so we took the opportunity to see them, as they live quite a distance from us.  It was fun to see everyone and we were happily surprised that a) we were able to [...]

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Yep.  That’s us.  And this time, I’m not being sarcastic.
Today was the 21st Annual Spring Road Pet and Bike Parade.  And we didn’t just attend, we participated.  How could we not?  There were signs all over town and Jack and Maria can read that much, at least.
Of course there was the bouncy house and face [...]

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And I’m not referring to my kids – this time.
Growing up, we always had at least one pet.  Often more than one or two.  I’ve always been an animal person, and didn’t really understand people who weren’t.  To me, having a family means having animals, too.
But, they can be… trying.  And expensive – in more [...]

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My sister called me this morning.  Being on the west coast, she was lucky enough that some of her family was still sleeping.  We, however, have been up now for hours.  We even managed to get out for a quick trip to the pet store, just in case Santa forgets to bring something for Cheerio.  [...]

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To put over my head.
We have a lovely new fence.  An absolute necessity with kids and a dog.  Especially a dog that runs off and kids that give her every opportunity to do so.  In just a month without a fence, I thought I’d go crazy.  I can’t tell you how many times I had [...]

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Apparently I really did piss someone off.  And, going to daily mass this morning with my 2-year-old netted me no points.  Maybe because said 2-year-old tried preaching over the priest.
After Sam and I returned from church, I set about vacuuming all the creepy spots in the house.  You know, all the tiny corners and basement [...]

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After the aggravations of the morning, I loaded The Little Boys into the car to go pick up Maria. Here’s what I saw when I opened the van door:

Jack’s doggie and Maria’s bear.  I guess he buckled them in before jumping out at drop-off time.

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Luke: Waaaaaaaaaaaa! (Etc., etc.) I can’t find my blankie!
Me: Well, where do you think it is?
Luke: I think it got eaten up.
Me: [Trying not to laugh because this is a new one...] Really? Eaten up? By who?
Luke: Cheerio.
Now, Cheerio (our yellow lab) does eat a [...]

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