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Josh was playing at church with his good buddy Katie when Tim said it was time to go home. "Run!" Josh said, and the two took off to the far reaches of the building.

Tim finally caught up to them and convinced Josh he had to say goodbye to Katie. "Give Katie a goodbye hug," Tim said. Josh put his arms around Katie and gave her a long hug. While hugging her, he said, "After this, we run!"

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Older Child is home recovering from yesterday's tummy troubles, but it was a nice chance for us to make a few stars without distraction from Younger Child. Sam made this one completely by himself, start to finish, for his teacher. 

Sam, for the first time, made this entirely himself! It's a Christmas gift for his teacher, Mrs. Streiff.

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Younger Child is coughing nonstop; Older Child threw up this afternoon. You'd think it would be easy to convey the concept that maybe they shouldn't be swapping germs - that maybe it would be a good thing if they stopped wrestling and blowing raspberries at each other.

But no. This is going to end with the birth of some horrid new virus and they're probably going to name it after our family.

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My eerie moment for the day occurred when Josh was cooking in his little kitchen while I was doing dishes in mine:

Josh: Are you listening to me?
Me: Josh? I'm sorry, are you talking to me?
Josh: No I'm not.
Me: Um...who were you talking to when you asked 'Are you listening to me'?
Josh: [no response, busily "cooking"]
Me: Josh, who were you talking to when you asked 'Are you listening to me'?
Josh: No one who's still living.

What does he know that I don't know?

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For some reason it does my heart good the way Josh asks for his egg: "I want a flat egg with pink."

Flat, as opposed to scrambled or boiled...and when you fry an egg but finish it by steaming it, the yolk takes on this perfect pink cast.

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Apparently nothing brings out the control freak in me like playing "concentration" with Josh for the very first time. "You cannot pick up the cards. The cards must stay in place! Flip the cards over and LEAVE THEM THERE!!"

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Josh and his friend getting ready to sprinkle glitter on stars. Note the "concern" (re: avarice) on Josh's face in the second pic. Well, multi-colored glitter and the issue of who will use it first is a serious matter.

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SHHHH. The writer is working. Sam spent last evening pecking out a new story on my laptop.smile emoticon

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Meanwhile, Josh was busy tearing around the house on his plasma car. This photo shows exactly how he looks when he's doing that. It's a testimony to Sam's powers of concentration that he was able to keep writing.

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Nice photo of Aunt Amy with the boys at the Christmas tree at Eastons Mall in Columbus. So good to see everyone.