1.31.2012

31 January

Still not sure if I should have just stayed up since we had to leave by 3AM...
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1.30.2012

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

1.29.2012

27 January

It is good to be reminded that it is OK to play in the rain...Gail
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1.28.2012

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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1.25.2012

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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1.24.2012

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

1.23.2012

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

1.21.2012

20 January

I was happy to have someone to play with in the snow today...Gail
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1.20.2012

19 January

It always seems particularly painful to pay the bills in January...Gail
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1.19.2012

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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1.16.2012

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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1.15.2012

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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1.12.2012

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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1.11.2012

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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1.10.2012

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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1.09.2012

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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1.06.2012

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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1.05.2012

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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1.03.2012

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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