Thoughts I’ve had recently that I wish I had NOT acted on:
1. “I should go get some MORE ice cream.”
2. “I know I’m tired, but I should relax a little. Hey, is that Frasier on tv?”
But mostly:
“These are really good instructions. I think I could swap out my laptop hard drive myself.”

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Faithful blog readers will remember that last May, Talli went to Japan. Her host family was so kind to her…and now we get to return the favor. This afternoon, Miu Kata arrived from Japan; she’s the one who hosted Talli. We’re excited!

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I have geeky quirks. And I was reminded of one today.
I like numbers, patterns, milestones, nostalgia, and computers. All those things added together to make for a late night sometime in the past year, when I played around with a spreadsheet and dates. I figured out all sorts of milestones in my life, and then [...]

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Now, THIS was more like it for a first day…

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Today was completely anti-climactic.
This year, we’ve got one daughter starting 8th grade, another starting 5th grade, and the youngest hits the milestone of kindergarten. For the first time in 13 years, we will not have a preschooler in the house! We’ve looked forward with joy to the start of this school year.
But then last [...]

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Hayley and I returned home Thursday night about 10:15 pm. Overall we’re doing good…but we’re tired. I’ll try to catch up on the blog posts and post some pictures tomorrow.

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