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Category: Photo Friday
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Yesterday I took the girls to visit Herbie, an approximately 240-year-old elm tree that will be chopped down next week. All this time, we had New England's oldest elm right here in Yarmouth, and we never even knew it until Adam read about it online. Herbie has survived fourteen bouts of Dutch elm disease, thanks…
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Adam used to make fun of the fact that when I was a kid, we sometimes had ice cream sundaes for dinner. (Sundae Sundays — how cool is that?!) A few days ago, it was suggested to us that we should have a special dinner to celebrate the girls' excellent behavior during our eleven days…
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I had no idea what Tess was doing at this moment, as we walked into the coffee shop, but she insisted that I take a photo of her. Later she told me that she was making a "smile" with her arms. Three-year olds are funny (and yes, she's holding a balloon).
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Grace lost her second tooth this week, and once again, she lost it at school. This time, her teacher found it on the floor and handed it to her. Grace misplaced it within five minutes, but didn't seem to care. We had already decided not to do the tooth fairy thing, so who needs a…
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Today it rained — poured, actually — most of the day. And then in the mid-afternoon, the rain stopped and the sun suddenly appeared. It was beautiful. This afternoon, Grace got to ride a real Icelandic horse. And at her request, she was allowed to ride outside, through the huge puddles in the field next…
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If we had a barn in our backyard, we would have loaded Lilly-T up in the minivan weeks ago and brought her home with us. Grace and I are both smitten.
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Okay, maybe not-so-scary kitty. But the kindergartners made a "spooky path" outside their classroom in honor of Halloween, and the rest of the school went through it today. There were ghosts hanging in trees, a pumpkin graveyard, and a huge spiderweb. Grace hid behind a tree and jumped out and scared kids as they walked…
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