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    • Violet, Put your Christmas wish list here and I'll post it to the official wish list (which you can't see, but all the parents can interact with so that you don't get two of the same thing, etc.).

    • The last few days it has finally started to look and feel like fall. The trees are beautiful and the weather is freshly cool. Much to the dismay of Jeff and Kadie, I have left at least two windows open the last three days (the coldest it's gotten inside is 67 and it usually warms up to 69/70 during the day), but when I woke up this morning I realized that I've slept a lot more deeply this weekend than I have in a long time, so I maintain that they can don a sweater if need be. Jeff is working...

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    • I've sent you a couple of things to hopefully help with your new transition in life. I didn't want to wait until Christmas, so consider them early presents. There are some cookies (I know you often talk about baking yourself, but these had great reviews and I figured it couldn't hurt to have some commercial stuff available for quick grabs) and a couple of cookbooks (one is used - it's apparently no longer in print - but a lot of people said it was a great resource, so I'm hoping it's in good...

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    • About 2.5 hours to get home this afternoon. Gotta love that commute. We were minutes away from missing the 6:00 deadline for picking up the kids.