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Entries from November 2013

The house guest

November 25th, 2013 · No Comments

We watched Tristan over the weekend while his mom went off to Dubuque to take spa treatments with her husband for her birthday. Tristan is an agreeable fellow, nearly always ready with a smile and a laugh and a hug. So it was with no small amount of wonder on my behalf that Rachel and […]

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FTR

November 18th, 2013 · 4 Comments

Leah’s been gently pressured by a member of her family who shall remain nameless that she should really be recording all the funny, cute, or otherwise notable things Emmett says and does so as to have a record of them. I encouraged my wife to avail herself of the user account she has on this […]

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Anticipated

November 18th, 2013 · No Comments

I went to pick up Emmett for an appointment today. After strapping him into his seat and getting underway, I asked, “So, how’s your day been going?” To which I got, “It’s a long story. And there’s no short version.” Precocious little scamp.

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