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A very succcessful carrot cake! And somewhat less successful cake pops. (2/3/21)
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We had to wait for six months to find her, but we finally have Avery. (2/4/21)
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Cole
has concerns about this strange new cat thing we brought home, but no
one else does. Even the actual cats seem fascinated. Also,
she's already the dominant dog. (2/4/21)
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"If I look back on my other days, today is one of the best days." (2/4/21)
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A new puppy is an endless well of delight. (2/4/21)
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She's so tiny, and so perfect, and we waited for her so long. (2/4/21)
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Showing off the new puppy off during Grunch Crew, and simply adoring her. (2/5/21)
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Gotta chase the squeaks! Avery hardly ever stops moving. (2/5/21)
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New best friend. (2/5/21)
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Every nap should include a puppy. (2/5/21)
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Every good knight deserves ice cream. (2/7&6/21)
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Happy chaos. (2/7/21)
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Whirling about the yard with a puppy. (2/7/21)
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Whirling and whirling. (2/7/21)
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This looks like a castle, but it's actually a very elaborate school. (2/7/21)
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Avery's favorite toy is the squeaky zebracorn. (2/9/21)
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Queen Mother Cake to celebrate the release of Starwhal in Flight. (2/9/21)
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Playing educational video games with a puppy on the desk. (2/10/21)
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On now it's time to log into a digial field trip, because this is how pandemic life works. (2/10/21)
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Each kid with an animal. (2/10/21)
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The kids watch Star Trek, but Kelly keeps an eye on Avery. (2/10/21)
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Puppy kisses. (2/10/21)
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Photograping the puppy for a school assingment. (2/11/21)
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Life lived in digital, a truly meta experience. (2/11/21)
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Portrait of the sculptor as a young person. (2/12/21)
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Making Valentines for those who really matter to us. (2/12/21)
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Collecting bits of color and brightness that had been carelessly strewn throughout the neighborhood. (2/13/21)
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Color and brightness. (2/13/21)
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The
kids made valentines for everyone in our bubble, including all the
animals. Though, the animals didn't get chocolate taped to
theirs. (2/14/21)
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Lee found a book of ideas for what to build with Legos -- it had plans for a whole board game. (2/14/21)
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Busy with their separate activities. (2/14/21)
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One of the most chocolatey cakes ever. (2/14/21)
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Once the board game was all set up, it was time to play... (2/14/21)
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After advancing far enough around the board, players had to engage in mini-figure battles. (2/14/21)
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Whichever mini-fig disarmed the other first would win. Some of the battles went on for quite a while. (2/14/21)
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The battle axe under the rainbow. (2/16/21)
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Magic in our own backyard. (2/16/21)
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We watched Lord of the Rings,
and Legolas had lovely side braids that kept his hair out of his eyes
during battle. Thus, Legolas braids. (2/18/21)
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Building all kinds of complicated houses. (2/18/21)
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Lee tells us about all of their stuffed animals before going to bed. (2/20/21)
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No branches? No problem! Lee can still climb it. (2/21/21)
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A very fine pack of dogs and children. (2/21/21)
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With three dogs and two children, a pose like that doesn't last for long. (2/21/21)
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Lee and Avery disagree about who is walking whom. (2/21/21)
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Well, that puts the argument to rest. Lee is still enough bigger than Avery to just pick her up. (2/21/21)
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Prancing with puppy. (2/23/21)
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Coaxing Cole. (2/23/21)
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The kids help celebrate the acceptance of my book, The Bee's Waltz, by Shadow Spinners Press. (2/23/21)
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Visiting with the friendliest neighborhood cat around. (2/24/21)
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Kids and Shelties. (2/25/21)
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We are about to begin Fairy Weekend! As you can see, Hazel is very excited. (2/27/21)
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The High Tea of the Royal Fairies. (2/27/21)
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Crafting fairy charms. (2/27/21)
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The charm has the power to transform a fairy from being tiny to being large enough to go on a walk. (2/27/21)
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A Sheltie makes a very fine and proper fairy companion. (2/27/21)
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Two little fairies. (2/27/21)
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Tiny marshmallows... (2/27/21)
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...for making tiny s'mores. (2/27/21)
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The number of marshmallows per stick escalates on the night wanes on... (2/27/21)
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