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We went mini-golfing.
(7/1/25)
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Lee got a hole-in-one!
(7/1/25)
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Then after going out of bounds and
having to restart at the beginning twice, Lee got another hole-in-one!
(7/1/25)
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Lee tries to hide from bedtime under my practice table display, and Lane ponders how his own book, Skeleton Cat and the Massacre at Sundae Seven, will soon join the others here. (7/4/25)
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A bed fort at the beach. (7/6/25)
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We made it down to the beach, but it was cold, wet, foggy, and windy, so we didn't stay long. (7/6/25)
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Even with only a few minutes at the beach, Lee can still find a really good, really big stick. (7/6/25)
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Even when it's cold and windy, Lane still likes to stand in the even colder water. (7/7/25)
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It's hard to eat lunch when you're stuck in VR. (7/8/25)
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Lee and I take a break from the endless Friends reruns at the beach to check out the digital draft of my first three SPACE HOUNDS! comic books. (7/8/25)
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Lee explores the mist-shrouded dunes. (7/8/25)
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A
rare shot of Lee actually standing in the ocean. It helps when
there's a sandbar that seperates out the water so it has a chance to
get warmed up by the sun. (7/9/25)
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Lee sports a mustache composed of a broken crescent of seashell. (7/9/25)
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The Beach Boys say "Don't fight the sea..." (7/9/25)
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But Lee chooses to fight the sea. (7/9/25)
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Lee gives up on fighting the sea and says they're going to open up a bakery together serving sand pastries. (7/9/25)
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Lee frolics in a coastal forest. (7/9/25)
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Time
for the octopus feeding at Hatfield Marine Science Center. This
was the most active octopus we'd ever seen in any sort of aquarium.
(7/10/25)
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Lane
gives a fabulous presentation on crab racing to cap off another
wonderful week of marine science at Hatfield. (7/10/25)
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Lane sees that our book, Skeleton Cat and the Massacre at Sundae Seven, already has two five star reviews, and it isn't even out yet! (7/10/25)
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Lane
shows up with a suitcase and says, "I'm going somewhere," and extracts
a hug from his sibling, insisting he doesn't care if it causes Lee to
die in his videogame. (7/10/25)
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About an hour after moving out, Lane is back home waving a cat wand for the animals. (7/10/25)
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Lane picks out a new family member and brings Annie home. (7/11/25)
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Lane
and Grand Janet host dinner so that we can all come over and meet
Annie... and so that Lane doesn't have to be away from her. The
ruler is meant to be a toy for her to bat at, not a way of measuring
her. Unless, perhaps, for measuring her nearly infinite
playfulness. (7/12/25)
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Lee is entranced, but Daniel says he'd probably be a hundred times more excited if Annie were a puppy. (7/12/25)
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Uncle Cat vs. Cat Uncle. (7/12/25)
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Very cozy. Well, moreso for some than others. (7/14/25)
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Kitten kisses. (7/15/25)
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Introducing Annie to Battlestar Galactica and Murderbot. She does not care. (7/15/25)
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Winston was not expecting Annie to exist, but he's taken it quite well. (7/17/25)
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A cheerful yellow room with a playful little kitten who lives in it. (7/17/25)
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Our tenth time attending the annual Teddy Bear Picnic. (7/19/25)
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Cookies and clover. (7/19/25)
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Jumping all out. (7/21/25)
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Lane is living with some very good cats. (7/24/25)
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Going through the things in his old room. (7/25/25)
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Many presents, but one of the highlights was a new cookbook to work through. (7/27/25)
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Lane
receives his first royalty statement, and Annie finds her true calling
in life -- chewing on this one little piece of plastic attached to a
particular gift bag. (7/27/25)
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Mocha cake. (7/27/25)
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We did the Red Scare escape room at Portal Adventures which was genuinely thrilling. (7/27/25)
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A cartoon perfect sandwich for dinner, followed by throwing a toaster. (7/27/25)
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Meeting with friends to play soccer. (7/31/25)
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Throwing popcorn at the dogs. (7/31/25)
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