August 4, 2009

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  It Has Been A Wet Summer But We Plod On, Soggy Pants And All
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  While I moan about the rain, it doesn’t stop me; I take the kids and the dog and we go out and look for damp things, we look for the mushrooms and the toads and salamanders and then we come home and compare mosquito bites.

  If you ask her for a kiss, she will lean in so slowly, so carefully

  

  and then she gives you a kiss and tears about the yard like it’s Christmas, or free ice cream day at Dairy Whip

  there is no cure for this
  

  only more dog kisses but this is a good thing so it’s ok
  

  Jesse does a lot of bike riding and shrieking
  

   there is no cure for this, either
  

  Roo is contemplative
  

  and thoughtful.
  

  Have you ever asked how many raisins you can fit on a tropical drink umbrella?
  the answer is at least nine.
  

  there are many things I could tell you right now, but really what I want to tell you is how we are mostly happy doing what we love
  

  

  

  and this is more than enough

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