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Since it was so much fun last year, we are repeating the New Year’s Eve free childcare Girl Scout sleepover again this year. Preparation is the key. The first step is finding a place to put away all our new Christmas treats. The second step is getting a burn permit so that we can have […]

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While waiting in the checkout line at Target to write what we thought was a good check since the money was promised by yesterday afternoon (they just called and said they’ll pay Doug for this month’s work on Tuesday), Amy got restless. She loudly announced to the cashier and everyone standing nearby, “You’ve got a […]

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Christmas updates: Evan – Happy but would prefer to be held more than I have so far today. Amy – Just wants Gabriel (her cousin) to hurry up and arrive. Noah – Singing, twirling and happier than I have ever seen. Sarah – Too cool to show excitement, still crafting for family gifts. Tommy – […]

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I am in need of a Christmas miracle. It is the kind of miracle where you can only help by sending good thoughts my way. It is like asking the audience to clap to save Tinkerbell. My miracle has two parts. The first part is that Doug needs to get paid tomorrow for some of […]

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Amy just fed Evan a dog treat. Now my little brother can stop whining that I fed him dog biscuits as a child. There is harmony and balance in the universe again.