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sleepover babies

  Here they are arriving last night.   We had supper–Jay made pizzas.   We bought cheesecake.   They hardly ate.   This game where they’re upside down is something about a spaceship. Then Barbies started appearing from the bathtub.   The first thing Kirsten and I noticed was that they all had very short hair, unusual in

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february arrives

See, I like looking at winter.  It’s very pretty, true. But being in it is kind of a pain in the neck.   Jay does pretty much all the snow removal.  He has this snowblower with a head light and heated handles.  Years ago, he accepted it as payment  for a job from a guy who was pay-your-bills challenged.  I was

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fifty four

Today was the birthday party.  The kids were all happy to see each other. Here’s m.c. opening a few extra birthday gifts.  This little guy is approaching two and he was such a mild baby, but now he’s a sassy little devil. Ach, blurry.  Blurry!  So annoying.  Heather came by, which was sweet to come be

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