I’ve neglected the garden horribly this year and it looks a tangled mess, but it is still pumping out tomatoes at an unbelievable rate. Peppers, collards and basil still abound. The cucumbers succumbed to bacterial wilt, probably from an infestation of cucumber beetles 🙁 Only one edamame plant sprouted and Sam declares …

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And you are all dressed for the pool… it seemed perfectly reasonable for AC and Sam to run around in the rain, since they were already dressed in their bathing suits. Then, to get out of the rain, they climbed into an (empty) compartment of the compost bin. Apparently it was quite cozy and pleasant. Oh, the things I …

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Sam was invited to join the Little Gym’s advanced gymnastics team this year– the Jets. Only two Jets showed up today. Maybe the Sharks got em?

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When I went to make dinner this evening, I discovered a reindeer cooling off in the fridge.

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from Heidi and Tristan, who now live in NC.

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I sold a story to Highlights Magazine this month and the check came in the mail today. For so many reasons–no, actually for just ONE reason (my left foot)–I needed this good news about now.

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I also thought about titling this, “Bear Bottom at the Dentist.”

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