31 January

Still not sure if I should have just stayed up since we had to leave by 3AM...

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30 January

The morning sun is starting to change...Gail

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29 January

A baby shower makes it all seem more real...Gail

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 I think it's starting to sink in that there will be a baby in that tub
soon!...Sarah

28 January

I should have gotten home in time for a walk today...Gail

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 Celebrating J's excellent progress report with dinner at the venue of
his choice...Sarah

27 January

It is good to be reminded that it is OK to play in the rain...Gail

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26 January

I have become a terrible shopper and end up wandering around accomplishing little...Gail

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 When we finally got it together to walk it started to rain, but we
tried anyway...Sarah

25 January

Snow and amaryllis are fading fast...Gail

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24 January

Nothing is left of our beautiful snow...Gail

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 Trent knows how to enjoy a patch of winter sun...Sarah

23 January

I'm starting to stress about travels and baby showers...so I procrastinate...Gail

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22 January

It was no where near as cold today as it was on our wedding day 35 years ago...Gail

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 We all have our own way of watching a football game...Sarah

21 January

The perfect kind of snow is the light and fluffy snow...Gail

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 Snow day, which means a clothesline full of wet mittens, hats and
snowpants!...Sarah

20 January

I was happy to have someone to play with in the snow today...Gail

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19 January

It always seems particularly painful to pay the bills in January...Gail

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18 January

 The only time light shines through this window is with the slant of the winter sun...Gail

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17 January

I took Miss Sally out for one last walk in the snow and I think she enjoyed it...RIP Miss Sally...Gail

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16 January

I think it was the bitterly cold wind on the walk to lunch that made me order a burger with cheese AND bacon on it...Gail

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15 January

Even when I know what the right thing to do is it still is a hard decision to make...Gail

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 We agreed that a trip to the big city and a visit to the art museum
were just right for this below freezing day...Sarah
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14 January

It is fun to to watch the Patriots with friends and always more fun when they win....Gail

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Just celebrating January with friends and donut cake - or maybe we
knew the Patriots would win...Sarah
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13 January

It is always fun to go shopping with Miss E, especially in a toy store...Gail

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12 January

One down and one to go...Gail

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 Gigi and I are on about the same level when it comes to videogame skills...Sarah
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11 January

The anticipation was worse than the the treatment...Gail

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10 January

I got tired of Christmas colors...Gail

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Playing with friends and soaking up some late afternoon sun at Beaver
River...Sarah

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9 January

Whenever I eat mango I think of Poirot demonstrating how to cut one...Gail

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I'm glad I can still see the lawn...Sarah

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8 January

Downton Abbey and knitting just about sums up my day...Gail

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"Slinky Malinki:  Shopping Bag"...Sarah
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 January is going to continue to be a month full of finishing projects...Eliza

7 January

It was warm enough today to eat lunch outside at the Children's Museum and I think we may have broken a record...Gail

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 We got out the ice melt, marked the driveway for the plow, and put the
shovel by the front door - I've never been this prepared for snow on a
beautiful fifty degree day!...Sarah
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6 January

In last night's dream, after watching a line of storm clouds move across the sky I was struck by a bolt of lightening and paralyzed...Gail

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 I love hearing them call "Mr. Hammett" in the parent pick-up line...Sarah
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5 January

It is gets harder for me to make rational decisions each time she becomes sick...Gail

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 A very cold day spent stoking the fire and playing next to it...Sarah
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4 January

It was finally cold enough to enjoy hot chocolate after a nose chilling walk...Gail

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3 January

Time certainly goes by too fast...Photo inspired by Dear Photograph...Gail

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 And it sharpens pencils like a dream...Sarah
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2 January

The whole house seems bigger and emptier when the Christmas tree comes down...Gail
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 This was supposed to be a Christmas gift, but I had trouble giving it up...Sarah
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1 January

A walk on the beach on New Year's Day has become traditional...Gail

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 A beautiful (warm!) day at the beach and a birthday celebration were

the perfect start to the new year...Sarah

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