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my mamas

Yeah, my mom, her mother, my dad’s mother, and my mother-in-law, the women who taught me how to be a mom–thank goodness for them. This is my dad’s mom beside me, happy on our wedding day. This is a picture of my mother-in-law, and HER mother, reading stories to the grandkids. Some crackers had spilled

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man on the move

About 75% of the pictures we take of him are blurry. He’s a fast moving guy. Yeah, see? Like this. There he goes. “Look here, Honey! Smile.” umm hmm. This one can’t get away yet. She’s been talking to her aunts this week, pretty funny. “Grandma? Seriously! I’m trying to sleep here!” Anyway, happy Thursday.

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appalling

My sister called tonight, asked how the kids were. “Appalling.” “Whaat? Those kids are not.” “You asked. I ‘m telling you the truth.” Today I had two handsome police officers on my front steps. Apparently someone from our home called 911. Nooo. Nobody called. There’s no emergency. I offered for them to come in and

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