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The local historic carousel had a childrens’ holiday event. Daughter, with snowman facepaint, got to network with Santa, and Son got to ride his favorite animal, the ‘aff.

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Today was unseasonably warm, so we enjoyed our latest outdoor pasttime, lawn bowling. All you need: some 2-liter soda bottles (6 work best, but any number will do) weighted down with pebbles or water. Plus a ball with some heft (an undersized basketball does the trick for us).

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Yes, it’s true. Son was up late last night coughing until he puked. Poor guy, he’s got one of those dry hacking coughs that you just know has gotta hurt after a while. He woke himself up at 5am from the coughing and discomfort. But his spirits are high, and he’s in a good mood. [...]

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Today, parents were allowed to visit Daughter’s dance class. Here is Daughter with two friends practicing for a little “Jingle Bells” number. Behind them is the floor-to-ceiling dance mirror.

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I’m finding it hard to get into the Christmas spirit, what with starting a new job and all. Not only do I work five days per week instead of three, I also get home an hour later, around six PM. The kids go to bed at 7:30, so that’s an hour and a half for [...]

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