Just so you know . . .

Generally I just wait for this to, hmm, manifest itself to people, but since you aren't all around

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Helper

I keep my non-breakable dishes in a low cupboard so the boys can help me set the table for meals. Evidently

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Eight

Dear Sam,These last eight years together have been as good (or better!) than: eight gold medals

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Cool

A couple years ago. The one and only time I've ridden a Segway scooter. They were letting you try them

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Things to watch

Now that the weather has been better, there has been a lot of work going on around the neighborhood.

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A trend that I've noticed lately, and which bothers me, perhaps unduly:

[begin rant] News headings (either on actual articles or above short news briefs) reduced to short,

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Dirty/Clean

I'm not sure if this is indicative of any larger truths or not, but here are two responses Malachi

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Becoming a handyperson

Here's something I like. I like it when you have no idea how to do something, and it sounds like it

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Scones

For a long time, I have used this scone recipe to make Navajo Tacos for dinner, and I love them. But

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More Spring flowers

A few more pictures of some pretty flowers. In the above picture, a helicopter was flying overhead.

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They called me the hyacinth girl

We did some planting in our backyard this weekend (rose bushes, lilacs, a tiny tree, etc.) and some

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Tulips

The tulips are in bloom right now, and they are so pretty! I love the way they look all massed together

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Glory Days

Back in high school when I used to be a real runner I didn't know a ton of other people that ran (besides

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Well-begun is half-done

Here's a passage of scripture I read this morning: "Your sins are forgiven you, because you have obeyed

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