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Making mugs in a Cricut crafts class. (8/8/22)
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Making friends along a walk. (8/8/22)
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Using their new mug, made especially for them by their sibling. (8/9/22)
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That's not a blackberry! (8/10/22)
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This
may be too hard to explain. It somehow involved cannibalistic
deer who steal people's bodies and wear them as skin suits.
(8/10/22)
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Amy is very excited to be on this walk and also wants lots of attention. (8/11/22)
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We went to the Eugene Pride celebration... (8/13/22)
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It was bright and colorful and chaotic and too hot. But we did get to pet an iguana. (8/13/22)
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Lee heard Grand Janet was at the vet with her cat
and wanted to send a picture of themself with a cat for comfort. (8/13/22)
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Learning an important life skill: how to make cookie dough. (8/16/22)
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Preparations begin for an epic 40th birthday celebration... (8/16&17/22)
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King Leoric needs a crown. (8/17/22)
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Coloring in the rib cages for King Leoric's legion of burning dead and plague bearer warriors. (8/17/22)
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The army is ready... but are they expecting an attack from behind? (8/17/22)
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All the pieces are coming together for our grand adventure tomorrow. (8/17/22)
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Taking a break from opening presents to introduce Lee to Dinosaur Comics and read aloud "Solitaire, As She Is Played." (8/18/22)
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Glorious chaos as we kill Leoric's skeleton army. (8/18/22)
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Next we utterly demolished the Spider Queen. (8/18/22)
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The Spider Queen dropped an egg sac of funballs. (8/18/22)
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The kids decided the best way to defeat King Flamingo was drowning. (8/18/22)
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A simple lobster hat, an evil clam, and just a guy who loves bees. (8/18/22)
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Battling Diablo-saurus Rex. (8/18/22)
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Somehow
Lee tamed the defeated King Flamingo, converting him into Strawberry
Daiquiri who will guard our hot tub. (8/18/22)
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The glorious chaos of Whimsyshire. (8/18/22)
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Winding down from the day with a nice, quiet flamingo puzzle. (8/18/22)
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Theresa helps Lane stay awake while we stay up late watching Terminator Dark Fate. (8/18/22)
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Time for the funballs to float in the hot tub. (8/20/22)
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Glorious. (8/20/22)
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Strawberry Daiquiri provides a fun stacking game for the denizens of her realm. (8/20/22)
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A new cosplay with a strawberry blonde wig -- Lane is rightfully very happy with how this one turned out. (8/20/22)
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I'm not sure there's ever been a more perfect evening of weather at the beach. (8/21/22)
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Chasing back and forth with the waves. (8/21/22)
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Joining in with the primal roaring of the waves. (8/21/22)
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Romping in the sunset as it melts into the waves. (8/21/22)
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Time to cosplay on the beach... (8/23/22)
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...except, actually, it was too windy. (8/23/22)
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More romping, this time in wind-tossed waves. (8/23/22)
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Lane's natural habitat -- lots and lots of very cold water. (8/23/22)
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Warming their hands at the blasting heat of a bonfire. (8/23/22)
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Time for s'mores... (8/23/22)
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We only had the gigantic marshmallows. (8/23/22)
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Lee prepares to eat a marshmallow approximately the size of four normal marshmallows. (8/23/22)
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Bonfire on the beach. (8/23/22)
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Velociraptors with plastic bats. (8/23/22)
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Celebrating my first finished horror novel and also that Lee bought a Swiss Army knife. (8/23/22)
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Lane goes around and takes pictures of all the creatures at the aquarium. (8/24/22)
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Looking lovingly at a baby jelly. (8/24/22)
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Surrounded by sharks. (8/24/22)
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Reciprocal watching of otters. (8/24/22)
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Dancing for a talkative owl at the Raptor Center. (8/27/22)
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An extremely delicious cake. (8/27/22)
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Profound peacefulness. (8/28/22)
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Visiting the Adventure Children's Museum for the first time since the pandemic started. (8/31/22)
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Building a Dogasaurus Rex. (8/31/22)
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"Would you like to adopt a giraffe?" (8/31/22)
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Giving the giraffe a checkup. It was completely healthy. (8/31/22)
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