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easter, 2018

We colored eggs on Saturday.  Sunday we had dinner at Pam and Paul’s, and it was a nice day, regardless of the snow and cold.  The kids LOVE going to Pam’s and playing with her toys.  Pinata! Thank you Pam and Paul for hosting this lovely occasion every year.  It was a beautiful day, a

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jay’s birthday

 Since it’s your birthday, I went looking for a few pictures of you. I found way more than a few.  Here you were an inspiration to the little kids:  Oh my goodness. And now you’re all grown up, half way through grad school, and you are still the same observant, warm, funny, kind-hearted person you

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spring monday

 It was a typical spring break kind of day–too muddy and cold to be outside, but so much energy inside the house.  Plus there’s a winter storm dodging around us, and the weather feels unsettled. Everyone was restless and distracted.  We tried to find things to do, but their attention span was nil. We put

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a fine week

 James was in and out, home on break, very nice to have his quiet self around the house. Here’s Julia looking through the clothes going out for donation, found a few things she wanted to try before we move them along. Him, just because he’s cute:  Same:  These kids were here today for dinner.  It

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