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We've been pretty busy the last little while ... giving me a lot to blog about, but also making it hard to blog. I was going to just list what we've been up to, but as I started making the list I realized that there are so many stories that I'd be leaving out if I did that. I don't want to leave anything out since I'll be printing my blog in a book at the end of the year, so I'll just have to take the time to write an entry for everything.




Tonight I am remembering a day last week when I slept in. Our children are pretty good in the morning about getting themselves some cereal and just watching tv or playing by themselves if I don't get up on time. On this particular morning, I came downstairs to find that the children had brought all the train tracks and trains upstairs. They had built a track at the base of the stairs. And, the most remarkable thing was that they weren't fighting. I was amazed. So, I grabbed the camera and snapped some pictures of our children playing nicely and having fun together sans fighting. Never mind the fact that once the camera was put away they started fighting ... I'll just remember that they were enjoying their siblingship.

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Becky said…
How are you printing out your blog? I want to do that but am not sure how.

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