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We went to the Humane Society to look at orange kittens who we could name Miles... (9/1/24)
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...instead we found a garrulous, friendly little fellow
who we immediately knew would be Julian. We only realized after
leaving that this was the day of the Bell Riots. (9/1/24)
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Celebrating the last day of summer with fancy ice cream
from Salt & Straw, eaten beside a yellow horse. Hello, yellow
horse. (9/2/24)
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More adventures for Piper in her spaceship. (9/3/24)
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Avery's
not sure how she feels about hugs, but she does know they're part of
her job. And she's good at her job. (9/3/24)
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The very first orientation meeting for middle school. (9/4/24)
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Getting right to work on their classes. (9/4/24)
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Hurrah! A beautiful chocolate cake! (9/4/24)
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A nice clean desk to work on. (9/5/24)
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A quick round of Mario Kart. (9/9/24)
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Sudden Hannah squish. And yes, Hannah actually started this. (9/11/24)
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Lee tries out the kitten toys we bought for Julian. (9/6/24)
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Now Piper tries them out. (9/6&8/24)
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Our
new office setup -- the kids swapped positions, meaning Lane got a
better keyboard and Lee got a better monitor, so they're both happy.
(9/9/24)
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It's good to have help from someone who's already been doing school this way for years. (9/9/24)
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Discussing the best ways to make iced tea. (9/10/24)
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Hazel does not want this. But then, Hazel also doesn't care quite enough to do anything about it. (9/10/24)
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Kelly has been conscripted into helping with schoolwork. (9/11/24)
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This is helping. (9/11/24)
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We
went out to play badminton and found ourselves at a fox wedding,
decorated with the brightest raindbow I've ever seen in real life.
(9/11/24)
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Ready for their very first rock-climbing class in special rock-climbing shoes. (9/13/24)
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Lee brought two bags of Nerf weapons and a bucket of ammo to the park to meet up with some friends. (9/13/24)
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The friends brough Nerf weapons too. (9/13/24)
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It was supposed to be a Nerf war but turned into more of a weapons expo. (9/13/24)
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Lee
wanted a picture in their new Spider-Man costume, and the dogs came
running to participate. Then we watched an episode of Friends with a lot of costumes and learned about Hannukah from the Holiday Armadillo. (9/13/24)
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We
had to wait an extra 10 days for Julian, because he blearily bit a vet
tech while coming out of surgery and had to be quarantined on the
off-chance that he had rabies. It's just like Julian to be
delayed by surgery and then get stuck in a Sanctuary District during
the Bell Riots. (9/14/24)
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But
finally, they put the kitten they'd been calling Axel in our carrier,
and we got to leave with him! He looked bigger. (9/14/24)
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Julian spent ten days alone in a small enclosure. This is a big change for him. (9/14/24)
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But he went straight to Lee. (9/14/24)
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Julian likes his cuddles. (9/14/24)
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Kitten kisses. (9/14/24)
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There's nothing quite like the glow of a new kitten. (9/14/24)
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It's amazing how quickly Julian fit right into our family. (9/14/24)
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From the moment we met him, Julian just belonged with us. (9/14/24)
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Avery serves as an ambassador, helping Julian get comfortable with the idea of living with dogs. (9/15/24)
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After getting comfortable with Avery, Julian was ready for a... BIGGER... challenge. (9/15/24)
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Hannah
could not believe her luck! A kitten of her very own! Just
like she's always wanted, ever since learning that kittens exist a few hours ago when
she met Julian! (9/15/24)
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These two are ready for a lot of mischief and naps together. (9/15/24)
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Introducing Julian to friends over Zoom. (9/16/24)
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Working on math at the market. (9/18/24)
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Working on more different math at the market. (9/18/24)
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Long kitten is long. (9/19/24)
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Cuddly kitten is cuddly. (9/19/24)
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Lee has always been a natural climber. (9/20/24)
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Kelly found a new place to hang out that's way up high. (9/21/24)
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Cat nap. (9/21/24)
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Cat nap interrupted. Well, supervised. (9/21/24)
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Batting at feathers and smashing demons. (9/23/24)
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Batting at feathers and smashing demons while Shelties supervise. (9/23/24)
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Animal antics. (9/23/24)
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Piper and Julian both love the feather wand. (9/23/24)
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Long child is long. (9/26/24)
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Skirmish over the soccer ball. (9/28/24)
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Cat in a hat. (9/28/24)
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The kids discovered Catan. (9/29/24)
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Some decisions take great thought. (9/29/24)
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There are many factors to consider. (9/29/24)
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Very important business dealings. (9/29/24)
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