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2011-07-29T11:26:00.001-04:00

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2011-07-29T11:25:00.000-04:00

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2011-07-28T19:34:00.001-04:00

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2011-07-28T18:30:00.001-04:00

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2011-04-28T09:06:00.001-04:00

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I'm testing out this instagram thing.

2011-04-26T08:41:00.003-04:00

And if I can get emailing it here to work well, I might actually post more!

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2011-04-15T13:39:00.003-04:00

As promised, a photo of the office, as done as it's going to get. The thing with the office is, it's kind of a moving target. Also not visible in this photo is the big pile that needs to be filed but still! Everything has its place!

2011-04-12T20:43:00.002-04:00

I did this thing, where I pretended I was going to blog again, and then I just up and walked away from it.

So I'm trying to get back to the gym and exercise. My plan is to get back into running and possibly triathlons, but I haven't started running even a tiny bit yet. Last week I ran into a mom from G's old school, and she's lost a good deal of weight and looks great and she ran on the treadmill next to me for a long while. It's funny how I can be totally thrilled for her and her fabulous self and not jealous, when this other lady who *lives* at the gym and is so tiny and petite and muscular, she's more the type you love to hate.

I'm slowly getting to know people and even, dare I say, make friends here in the new town. In fact, one other mom who lives relatively close for our rural town, mentioned another local triathlon to me, in that "we should do that!" kind of way. So really I should get on it.

My current health strategy involves exercise and eating right. No plan, no counting points/calories/carbs, but eating good food that's close to the source. To that end, we have a guy (we call him the Egg Man and sing the song to the tune of the Tax Man), who delivers us two dozen eggs every Friday afternoon (turns out we only eat about 1 1/2 dozen a week so we have to work on that). I also signed up for the CSA again (which reminds me, I need to send a check), and have found local sources for most meat and dairy.

I feel like I need to get more serious about the snacking, for me. It's too easy to drench graham crackers in nutella after the kids are in bed. However, I think I'm getting better about having snack food in the house, as my big boy is always apologizing to the neighbor best friend about our snack selection. Sorry, we have fruit and water. Enjoy! ;o)

2011-04-07T21:57:00.002-04:00

Me and ikea, we're like BFFs. Today I ventured back and got enough stuff to really get the office in order. I returned one more shelf than I should have (doh) but as previously mentioned, I'm okay with going back. After all, I'm going to need cinnamon buns sooner than later.

And then I was organizing kid papers, and realized that my little girl writes me notes all.the.time. Seeing them all piled up like that melts my heart. Gosh do I love her. Even though last week she told me I was "full of stupid ideas". Okay, probably even more because she says stuff like that.

Whisking the cobwebs away.

2011-04-06T13:58:00.002-04:00

I sort of thought about doing a 365 this year. But I got two days in and just didn't have it in me. I still photograph nearly every day, but it's just for me. And sometimes facebook. ;o)

Now we're living in our new house. Right now, in fact, I should be putting things away in my office. I'm *in* my office, and if I can sit at my desk and type this, things aren't as bad as they could be, right? Besides, I'm waiting for the stain to dry on some shelves before I fill them.

Speaking of my office, I'm also launching a new wing of my business. Another thing I'm not doing right now is putting together the big launch brochure. I'm providing support to architects, builders, businesses, in addition to my own clients. I've put out a few feelers and it's been received really well, so I'm hoping I can cobble together a full schedule this way. And still be at home, able to meet the bus and unload the dishwasher. My husband is employed (on a contractual basis) at the moment, probably until around when school lets out, but I plan to transition him to Mr. Mom when he's ready. Hopefully by then I'll be ready, in terms of workload.

Oh and one more thing. I have this big pantry now (already full) and the aforementioned leap of faith job stuff, so I'm going to try to get really into couponing, rewards programs, all that. I'm following a friend at Goldfish on the Table, and she makes it really easy for me to do regular stuff. And it's helpful that she lives near enough that we have the same stores. In fact, I just realized that two of the closer drugstores are now Rite Aids, and so I have to scope around looking for deals there. I'll keep ya posted.

Your reward for reading that is a progress shot of the office. I just realized that the stickers are still on the windows. The shelves that are drying will go where those red boxes are, and the "treasures" that are all over the room will go on those new shelves. I'm going to get some cute organizer boxes as well.

2010-11-15T08:11:00.001-05:00

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Anything becomes a phone for this guy. (insert blush here) Even a rock. And he's calling daddy, of course.

2010-11-12T08:02:00.000-05:00

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He's now at that fun "identifying body parts" age.

2010-11-11T08:01:00.000-05:00

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The action shot.

2010-11-10T08:01:00.000-05:00

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The front of my house! It's nearly done as far as what can be done at the factory. And it's all sealed up so there's not much else that *can* be done.

2010-11-04T17:12:00.001-04:00

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School picture day! Both kids giving their "I AM SMILING" smile.

2010-11-03T18:34:00.001-04:00

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Happy national sandwich day!

2010-11-02T18:38:00.000-04:00

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Haircut day. Why the children had to give the mugshot look when I took their photo, I do not know.

2010-11-01T18:38:00.000-04:00

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The interaction here is remarkable. "Hiii dooooog! Dog! Dog!! Hi dog!!"

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2010-10-31T08:53:00.000-04:00

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This picture makes me smile. Look at those happy running boys!

2010-10-30T08:51:00.000-04:00

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Taking the new doggies to meet the neighbor!

2010-10-29T08:50:00.000-04:00

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The neighbor told me that my boy was in with the girls. Preparing for the halloween parade, I saw this was true.

2010-10-28T08:49:00.000-04:00

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The look on her face! Crack me up!! It was peek week at dance this week. She takes it *so* seriously.

2010-10-27T08:48:00.000-04:00

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First thing in the morning, shallots cooked in butter still smell good. We're working on having lots of soup lately and finishing out the csa veggies.

2010-10-26T17:11:00.000-04:00

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The gloves made his hands orange. It doesn't photograph quite as extremely as it looks.

2010-10-20T17:42:00.001-04:00

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I was pretty excited to see this at the farm we go to for eggs. I think a lot of soft cheeses are made from raw milk, so I'm not worried. Besides, I'll probably cook it anyway. I also liked the reflection of the pumping equipment here.

2010-10-20T17:22:00.001-04:00

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I have a picture of the big boy in this hat, that this reminds me of. Both looking oh so serious. I have to check in on that older one, to see if G's eyes were this blue, because they are green now.

2010-10-20T17:19:00.001-04:00

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We were going for a walk, and the boy kept doing this with his hands. I have no idea what it was but it was a riot. He was putting a spell on the road before us.

2010-10-16T10:31:00.000-04:00

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She wanted to see what our eyes looked like. It's kind of a spooky shot.

2010-10-15T10:32:00.000-04:00

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Birthday celebration part two!

2010-10-13T10:32:00.000-04:00

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Birthday celebration part one!

2010-10-07T19:25:00.000-04:00

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I found a great walking (and soon to be running hopefully) loop at the new place. And this swamp is so cool and terrifying, for me as a mom.

2010-10-06T17:51:00.000-04:00

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I was 12 ears of corn behind on my corn prep. Now I'm all set for the winter!

2010-10-05T17:53:00.000-04:00

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I took a few photos and apparently was holding it differently than usual, as I was teetering on the edge of some dirt piles, and every photo has the flesh toned blur. Oops!

2010-10-04T17:55:00.000-04:00

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My girl called my attention to this leaf. We were somewhere distinctly not-beautiful like the grocery store.

2010-10-03T13:47:00.000-04:00

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Handsome boy and his patented "I am trouble" look.

2010-10-02T13:44:00.000-04:00

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Went to the renaissance fair.

2010-10-01T13:43:00.000-04:00

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Captivated by some live musicians.

2010-09-30T13:40:00.000-04:00

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I don't know why, but I love this stuff.

2010-09-29T21:06:00.000-04:00

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As part of our farm share this week, we were offered a variety of squash. The kids were insistent that tiny pumpkins were those. So, not exactly edible, more on the adorable side.

2010-09-28T08:19:00.000-04:00

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This boy no longer likes going to sleep. He rather prefers doing things like standing up and crawling over me.

2010-09-27T08:29:00.000-04:00

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These two aren't the most likely pair - they're the further away in age, different genders, but I spend most of my mornings hanging around with these guys in pajamas. And for his birthday, I got him these pajamas, and then we inherited almost identical ones from the cousin. So of course they have to wear them together.

2010-09-26T20:10:00.001-04:00

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Birthday boy!

2010-09-25T20:00:00.000-04:00

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Preparing for the big o-n-e.

2010-09-23T20:01:00.000-04:00

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Auntie holding dos bebes.

2010-09-22T20:01:00.000-04:00

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My big boy looks so . . . . big.

2010-09-21T20:02:00.000-04:00

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Four weeks ago this was a contractor's garage. It just feels so good as a Montessori school.

2010-09-20T20:03:00.000-04:00

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I'm not entirely sure what this is all about.

2010-09-19T20:04:00.000-04:00

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Behind me was the ocean, so this isn't the most picturesque view, but it is a cute one.

2010-09-18T17:58:00.001-04:00

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Visiting the farm with the cousin. She'll be taking riding lessons here.

2010-09-17T17:59:00.000-04:00

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Went to ikea today with the sister. I really liked this mirror so I took a photo to remind myself. But bonus me picture!

2010-09-16T17:59:00.000-04:00

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Sitting in the grass at the site before the big boy got off the bus.

2010-09-15T17:55:00.000-04:00

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Watching some honeybees doing their thing.

2010-09-14T19:06:00.001-04:00

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The first wildlife we captured at the new house. A newt.

2010-09-13T19:04:00.000-04:00

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Our road turns into a dirt road about 100 yards from our house, in one direction, as it goes through a wildlife management area. We avoid it mostly, because it's pretty rough riding, but if I want a baby to sleep we'll take it.

2010-09-12T18:35:00.000-04:00

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Stomping the grapes for jelly at grandma's house.

2010-09-11T18:35:00.000-04:00

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The husband went away for a few days so we did lots of things like streaming netflix movie pizza nights. Mmm.

2010-09-10T07:34:00.000-04:00

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M loves these flowers at school that look like tiny peppers. I told her we'd take a photo and figure out what it is.

2010-09-09T07:36:00.000-04:00

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Apparently it only takes about 20 minutes to make a pink mermaid costume. Now we're all set for halloween, if it lasts. I have since hid it.

2010-09-08T07:42:00.000-04:00

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Five days before this opens as a preschool. We shall see if the team pulls it off.

2010-09-07T18:36:00.000-04:00

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First day of pre-k spying!

2010-09-06T18:37:00.000-04:00

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We put words on the duplo. I had fun. Probably more than the kids.

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2010-09-05T20:00:00.001-04:00

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The girly needed a family photo for school. So we took one, but this one of just the kids was too cute.

2010-08-30T19:13:00.001-04:00

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Apparently we have bones on site. I guess they're cow bones. Or some other farm animal.

2010-08-30T19:12:00.001-04:00

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We went to this fabulous public pool (this is the width of it, it's the length of a football field!) and the blue angels were practicing for this weekend's airshow above (look center above the trees).

2010-08-30T19:10:00.001-04:00

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So much for putting the baby on the blanket, and the sand staying on the beach.

2010-08-24T10:47:00.001-04:00

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Another example of forgetting to take a photo before the end of the day.

2010-08-22T19:56:00.001-04:00

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We get closer day by day.

2010-08-22T19:54:00.001-04:00

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I don't know who these people are, but we went to this summer-only church this morning. It was a really lovely spot. We're living in this beach community, where there's lots of old money, so this old Episcopal church was full of madras and white linen. In a fun way.

The porch is something similar to what we'd planned at our new house, so I took the shot.

2010-08-22T19:53:00.001-04:00

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Chillin in the yard, aka the parking lot. Gotta love rental life.

2010-08-20T22:40:00.001-04:00

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Today we realized we have a peach tree at our new house. With peaches on it!

2010-08-18T22:41:00.000-04:00

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Love this girl.

2010-08-17T22:43:00.000-04:00

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Crazy bubble place.

2010-08-16T22:42:00.000-04:00

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Visiting the model home at a factory. It's kind of fun traipsing around houses that are on trucks.

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2010-08-16T17:40:00.001-04:00

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The boy learning the ropes of the swing.

2010-08-16T17:39:00.003-04:00

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Helping daddy at our land.

2010-08-16T17:39:00.001-04:00

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A mini bench for my mini people!

2010-08-12T21:55:00.001-04:00

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When I went out to the deck there was a great blue heron in the marsh. Made me feel a little funny about the chicken breast I was cooking up.

2010-08-12T21:53:00.001-04:00

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When I said "go get ready for bed and climb in", I didn't exactly envision the pink feather headdress.

2010-08-10T20:48:00.001-04:00

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Everyone stops by this field of sunflowers. It sure is pretty!

2010-08-10T20:47:00.001-04:00

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Now we have two walls of a foundation. Isn't the rebar sticking out scary?

2010-08-08T21:27:00.001-04:00

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I will probably forget the way we use this rental house. We just tape stuff to the walls. We had this silver origami paper and the girly painted on it. They're really cool as a set of four, and the husband's desk lap shines on them each night.

2010-08-08T21:11:00.001-04:00

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Discovering that the seven letters of her name fit perfectly into the dry-erase calendar.

2010-08-05T10:48:00.000-04:00

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I hardly got any of my ice cream.

2010-08-04T10:47:00.000-04:00

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These sweatshirts (dinosaur or shark, depending on which kid you ask), are full of adorable.

2010-08-03T10:47:00.000-04:00

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The round zucchinis are so adorable. And stuffable!

2010-08-02T21:55:00.001-04:00

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This is what $12,000 of rebar looks like, sitting in a foundation hole.

2010-08-01T21:35:00.001-04:00

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The boys climbing on the rocks at Nubble Light this morning.

2010-07-31T21:37:00.000-04:00

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Generally, the baby has hated the water at the beach. But the tidepools were a bit warmer and he didn't object for a good long while.

2010-07-30T21:42:00.000-04:00

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The girls sharing a sprite at the clam shack.

2010-07-29T12:25:00.000-04:00

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The site is just as beautiful and peaceful at night.

2010-07-29T09:52:00.001-04:00

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This was one of my favorite photos of the big boy.

Yesterday I took this one and it reminds me so much of that photo, for the same reason. It's that smile, that "there you are momma!" smile.

2010-07-27T11:01:00.000-04:00

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This picture makes *me* smile because of how genuine her smile is.

2010-07-26T19:03:00.001-04:00

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This is pretty typical of our Moon doggie. Purple to let you know she's a girl, filthy because that's who she is. We'll miss you Moonie.

2010-07-25T23:22:00.000-04:00

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We planned to go out to the Isles of Shoals for lunch but it was a full boat. So we went for dinner instead. We would have been in the sun on the trip but it was cloudy on our journey, and a sunset back. It is a magical place. I'd highly recommend it.

2010-07-24T14:18:00.000-04:00

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Slightly overcast day makes for good beaching.

2010-07-23T21:23:00.001-04:00

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Much bed lounging this morning. One of these boys is actually asleep.

2010-07-22T21:20:00.000-04:00

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The future basement/current hole in the ground!

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2010-07-21T09:57:00.000-04:00

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I'm not sure about sharing yesterday's photo. It is an adorable picture that includes adorable nude bottoms. I wish I didn't even have to think about creepers out there on the internet.

Well, today we went to this old 1830s village, where a farmer was walking these baby cows and training them at a yoke. So he asked the boy if he was 7, because 7 year olds are ox drivers, and it turned into the boy wearing the hat and holding the oxen (when they're babies, they're probably not oxen but I don't really know).

2010-07-19T11:42:00.000-04:00

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This is our equivalent of the flag on the moon. Staking our turf. We now have a presence in the neighborhood.

2010-07-18T21:49:00.001-04:00

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Baby on my lap - his head in the foreground. It was a hot, tiring day with me and all 3 kids, so when daddy was on his way home, I was outside with a beer. G wanted me to take a photo of the crazy sky and moon.