tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159494742024-03-07T01:28:46.795-05:00Luca Has 2 Mommies (and a brother, too)danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16734141743380895940noreply@blogger.comBlogger258125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949474.post-71813596072793855772011-07-29T01:44:00.001-04:002011-07-29T01:45:38.144-04:00Cugini<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Luca and my niece - Emery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16734141743380895940noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949474.post-17217908264271268742011-07-29T01:13:00.002-04:002011-07-29T01:26:33.859-04:00Stuff we've been up to...I'm certain I will never be able to piece together highlights of the last year, but here are some of the things we've done lately...<br />
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It's Debbie's birtday today (well, yesterday - since we've passed the midnight hour). We bought her an <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007XOHN6/ref=asc_df_B0007XOHN61644937?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B0007XOHN6">ice cream maker</a>, since she is koo-koo for the stuff. The first pass on the machine was a lime yogurt sorbet, made by our friend Tammy who is visiting this week. Matteo got a sneak preview earlier this afternoon, while the second pass (blueberry ice cream) was churning.danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16734141743380895940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949474.post-9187047287980732602010-07-01T00:43:00.000-04:002010-07-01T00:43:59.692-04:00Brief UpdateThe kids and I are just back from a two-week jaunt to Philadelphia while Debbie was in South Korea on a business trip. We gad a great time seeing lots of family and friends, but we're glad to be home and all back together again.<br />
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I have pics to upload and updates to share - but, the most pressing thing for us right now is to find a new place to live by August 1st. The lease is up on the current rental home we're in and it's proving much harder to find a new home than we imagined it would. There are a few possibilities out there - and one that we are really, really wanting. Hoping this is all settled and done with by next week so we can get to the business of packing and purging and gradually moving into our new diggs.<br />
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In the meantime - we're play dating, gardening, bug collecting, water ice-eating and hanging out.<br />
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Luca is in "camp" this week - and next - at the Montessori school he attends. I also just signed him up for a week of soccer camp for the second week of August. His first organized sport! If he likes it, we'll enroll him for the coming school year. <br />
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Matteo is almost eighteen months old. Hard to believe. As my mother would say, he's being a real "pip" right now. Usually jolly and compliant - he's suddenly turned into a shrieking, food-throwing, cookie-demanding naysayer. I'm hoping the phase passes quickly...danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16734141743380895940noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949474.post-22113990485708274782010-06-02T08:34:00.000-04:002010-06-02T08:34:32.359-04:00Brutha Love...<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Luca is home again today. Feverless - but still too cranky to be released into the wild. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">All three of us have enjoyed the lazy morning portion of sick days at home. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">As predicted, Matteo gave Luca the gift of fever. Matteo - besides taking over two hours to fall asleep tonight - is now feeling fine, but his brother went to bed in a high-temp haze. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Last night, though, Primo was well enough to <i>demand</i> that we break out his <a href="http://www.thehappykidcompany.com/gallery.html">fortamajig</a> as he readied for bed. Great timing, as it's a bit of a production. Luckily, I was on Segundo bed-time duty - a good excuse to sneak out during the increasingly heated fortamajig negotiations. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">After Matteo fell asleep, I went to Luca's room to say goodnight - and this is what I found...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Segundo came down with a fever late yesterday afternoon, making today a "home day" by default. We had hoped to go to the beach and/or hang out with friends today, but it was obvious we needed to quarantine the little hot head. And, not feeling one hundred percent, the poor thing was somewhat unsteady on his feet and wound up falling <i>into</i> a bench in the backyard - resulting in a bruised and somewhat swollen nose. He currently looks like he has the schnoz of an aged drunkard. But - he recovered well. And, since we had at-home projects on our (loose) agenda and since his fever was only low-grade during the morning/early afternoon - staying in and around the house worked out just fine. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">As I'm writing this, I'm realizing that Primo might be next in the fever line, as his behavior today was less than stellar. Countless mini-tantrums (and subsequent time-outs) added more than a bit of aggravation to our Sunday - but we still managed to get some things done and have <i>some</i> fun in the process. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Debbie set up the kiddie pool and the water table out back so that we could get some gardening done. Some of the plants are starting to show the effects of the Florida heat. They're still faring pretty well, but we had to shift a bunch of things around so that the ones that were becoming afflicted with a "mid-day sag" were moved into shadier spots.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Luca has been good about asking before he picks them, but I don't think many of them will be seeing the inside of the kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2S1j0-ENDfZ9uLXPBHUyf-vNbYa7Baiqmrls6SLgShRxcBOGs_xTLPiCjbZOlKX6lIYXYjLGzwiPsze5SbRb8iZJFBRFjBKB4mujXrHDaK7HrAmDCIjLstxwKJ424UJgHCh9/s1600/IMG_5069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2S1j0-ENDfZ9uLXPBHUyf-vNbYa7Baiqmrls6SLgShRxcBOGs_xTLPiCjbZOlKX6lIYXYjLGzwiPsze5SbRb8iZJFBRFjBKB4mujXrHDaK7HrAmDCIjLstxwKJ424UJgHCh9/s400/IMG_5069.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The cantaloupes are steadily growing. I counted seven that are well under-way, and getting bigger by the hour. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ez6XIIzkoLbO2mcw8yaAQ3JELzq6roCpA1qaM5ZdrKlV5yl6oMYVgjJ3E3cCBDDi91GJf1Frve8MjH6J3TekeVe8_2JKBABfnfpyNZNvZtJ2ez1X1eKd6JHFo5pYys2oIfZd/s1600/IMG_5063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ez6XIIzkoLbO2mcw8yaAQ3JELzq6roCpA1qaM5ZdrKlV5yl6oMYVgjJ3E3cCBDDi91GJf1Frve8MjH6J3TekeVe8_2JKBABfnfpyNZNvZtJ2ez1X1eKd6JHFo5pYys2oIfZd/s400/IMG_5063.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And - we figured out that we're growing long beans. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilh3t9jfKiPf3tIBrmO87-K0RR_VtfUoGBZPoEf3Ny6M9wDygD4a8LLng6yMeTVWdicqWVYynHIdeY1RYbLmkVutdjedTVWlgdeKt0KUz3EwNuOXNVVCLAnWfY3mtMqJypozDk/s1600/IMG_5060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilh3t9jfKiPf3tIBrmO87-K0RR_VtfUoGBZPoEf3Ny6M9wDygD4a8LLng6yMeTVWdicqWVYynHIdeY1RYbLmkVutdjedTVWlgdeKt0KUz3EwNuOXNVVCLAnWfY3mtMqJypozDk/s400/IMG_5060.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">They're not kidding about the "long" part. There are already a bunch of them that are measuring about twelve inches.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm not sure if it's too much sun, too much water, not enough water, etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JFmQsWjKRCMmHMnkoFqkrMmcX_1oO0ns8_Q6iJ69tBLJqhjLJaXLMOcolO2UZsUH3YlcdUk6sdPfsSf1WyhpwPzizUC4yFSdIiejcR0IJVgZfEHmQoB2Peh4ruXbnB_l1vjw/s1600/IMG_5057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JFmQsWjKRCMmHMnkoFqkrMmcX_1oO0ns8_Q6iJ69tBLJqhjLJaXLMOcolO2UZsUH3YlcdUk6sdPfsSf1WyhpwPzizUC4yFSdIiejcR0IJVgZfEHmQoB2Peh4ruXbnB_l1vjw/s400/IMG_5057.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I moved them into shadier spots and am hoping for the best. Since some of the leaves weren't looking that great, I decided to put them to use before it was too late to use them at all. I didn't have enough of any one variety - so I picked some of each of them (Spicy Globe, Thai, Mammoth and Italian Sweet). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RtjYOt8LOmsWG2VGxSbr2duoVGWmfBJ3W6bCzujz7LkV87_AUSeKoAAxxgZ2FGykSJWoBZ9rBQ1_M-hTDtiNXAQBXkQ0pNls0LfG4wOuFoi4uevsSBYBRzq7Pj7XqOAlMPAW/s1600/IMG_5052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RtjYOt8LOmsWG2VGxSbr2duoVGWmfBJ3W6bCzujz7LkV87_AUSeKoAAxxgZ2FGykSJWoBZ9rBQ1_M-hTDtiNXAQBXkQ0pNls0LfG4wOuFoi4uevsSBYBRzq7Pj7XqOAlMPAW/s400/IMG_5052.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We'll most likely be home tomorrow, too. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Hopefully with lower temperatures and fewer time-outs. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Something tells me that these two are somewhere up there, about to board a bus to some sort of heavenly casino right about now. </div><br />
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I <i>do</i> plan on making pesto this weekend, with basil from the garden. I'm also going to make homemade hummus which, for some reason, I've been too lazy to whip up in recent months - despite the fact that it's really easy. Another thing I'd like to do is finish my very funny book-group book - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb_(novel)">Lamb, by Christopher Moore</a> - and maybe start on another that lay in wait.<br />
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Debbie wants to get a few runs in during the four-day respite. She's just decided that she's doing the <a href="http://www.tupelorunningclub.net/tupelomarathon.html">Tupelo Marathon</a> in September, and she's begun training with a friend - using the <a href="http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art31248.asp">Galloway Method</a>.<br />
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Luca's plans include painting the <a href="http://www.greenpartygoods.com/recycled-cardboard-rocket-p-309.html">recycled cardboard rocket ship</a> my mom got him for his birthday.<br />
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These are a couple of clips from last year's <a href="http://www.infantswim.com/">ISR</a> "winter clothes" swim test.<br />
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Luca was also less than thrilled with ISR when he first started two years ago. But, last year, something clicked. And - we had a new instructor, who made all the difference. Miss Susan is amazing. Great with the kids and a wonderful instructor. I feel lucky that she's around to teach the boys how to get comfortable in the water.<br />
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Luca took his ISR "winter clothes" test last week...<br />
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</div>Now that he's "passed" for the season, we'll take him back every so often to Miss Susan so that he doesn't lose the good form he seems to show only her! He has a tendency to shift out of ISR mode when we're in the water with him, resisting our requests to "show us your starfish float", which we know he's more than capable of. Susan's suggestion is to have him start any water with a ten-second starfish and end it that way, too. We'll see.danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16734141743380895940noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949474.post-90838248025219870412010-05-24T22:41:00.003-04:002010-05-24T22:53:43.755-04:00Container Gardening - a novice's tale.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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After reading <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Animal-Vegetable-Miracle/?isbn=9780060852559">Animal, Vegetable, Miracle</a> - I decided that this was the year that we would make a real attempt at a veggie garden. Sure, we've grown herbs and the occasional tomato in the past - but nothing of any significance. For the most part, I have always been satisfied going to <a href="http://www.staugustinefm.com/market/index.html">our local farmer's market</a>, or joining a <a href="http://www.localharvest.org/csa/">CSA</a> for local and organic produce. But - after being inspired by <a href="http://www.animalvegetablemiracle.com/">Barbara Kingsolver</a>, and getting excited by the idea of the whole family eating something that we've actually grown in our <i>own</i> backyard - we decided to give it a go.<br />
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We went with containers because it felt more manageable - and far easier than building a bed or two. Also - because it's so ungodly hot here right now (and it will only get worse!) - I wanted to be able to move things around it we found that they were suffering from too much heat or sun. We started off thinking that we'd get a few tomato plants, a bunch of herbs and maybe something <i>radical</i> like beans or eggplant. But - when we got to our amazing local gardening center - we couldn't resist going above and beyond our original plans. Well - <i>I</i> couldn't resist. Debbie attempted to convince me that we should start slow - but I couldn't help myself. And I couldn't help going back (several times) later that week, either.<br />
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Before this gardening experience - I never considered myself anything close to a gardener. Any plant I've ever had - indoor or out - died from sheer neglect. It's not that I thought I had a black thumb - it's that I was just really lazy about it. Not interested enough. Not interested at all. And, the ironic thing is, I had every opportunity to be. From the years 1995 to 2002, I was a producer on a show called Home Matters - which aired on the Discovery channel for nine seasons. Along with cooking and crafts, gardening segments were a major part of the show. I worked with gardening professionals for over seven years - people from <a href="http://www.bbg.org/">here</a> and <a href="http://www.organicgardening.com/">here</a> and <a href="http://www.whyy.org/91FM/ybyg/">here</a>. Even <a href="http://www.burpee.com/home.do?ch=SEM">here</a>. The list of authors and experts we had on the show is almost endless. And, I can safely say, I retained very little to none of what I <i>could have</i> learned during that time. Maybe it was all of the <i>plants</i> I smoked in college, or maybe I was too busy paying attention to the chefs and cookbook authors we had as guests on the show. Most likely, though - I just wasn't ready. But, now, I think I finally am.<br />
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</div>The only thing that I have figured out about gardening so far, is that - a lot of what you learn - you have to figure out on your own. I'm lucky to have a next-door neighbor who is a veteran home gardener. And I'm lucky to have some of those gardening books that I've had since I worked on that show. I'm also lucky to have a great resource in <a href="http://www.southern-horticulture.com/">these people</a> - which is where we purchased most of our plants. But - most of the learning comes from just doing, and learning from the mistakes along the way.<br />
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Although Debbie and the kids helped establish the garden a few months ago - it seems to be all mine these days.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We're growing <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_5476851_grow-ichiban-japanese-eggplant.html">Ichibans</a> and <a href="http://www.burpee.com/product/vegetables/eggplant/eggplant+black+beauty+heirloom+-+1+pkt.+(30+seeds).do">Black Beauties</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My greatest wish for these two plants is that we become so over-burdened with how much we produce, that we have to give a bunch of it away. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Three types of <a href="http://www.yougrowgirl.com/grow/basil.php">basil</a> - Sweet, Thai and Spicy Globe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But - the most exciting things happening in my garden are the two discoveries I had yesterday, after a weekend away...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been growing, vining and blooming like crazy since the first days after being transplanted. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The other happy discovery came from the cantaloupe's close neighbor - Green Beans!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next-door neighbors/veteran gardeners - Jillian and Tim - gave us an old wooden ladder to use for some of the vining plants. The ladder (which supports both the cantaloupe and the green beans) must be good luck, because everything near it is doing well. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I keep imagining what it might be like if we could sit down at our table to a meal which has been (mostly) harvested from the containers right outside our back door. If it happens, it'll be great. And getting there will be, too. </div>danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16734141743380895940noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949474.post-31778005344598282762010-05-19T18:16:00.000-04:002010-05-19T18:16:42.120-04:00Feelings...We were walking to the car the other day when Luca - suddenly - stopped me and demanded that I take his picture. I pulled out the camera and dutifully shot away while he performed a modified, live version of <a href="http://www.timepromotions.com/thegreenlightproject/enlarged/how_are_you_feeling_today_poster.jpg">The Feelings Chart</a>. Nut.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> We loved looking at the kinds of creations we'll probably never make.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I've been reminiscing via iPhoto this week, comparing pics of the two of them at similar ages. And - although their personalities are extremely distinct - their clothes, toys, gear and (to a certain degree) their "looks" are definitely not. <br />
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Some of the re-runs we've seen in the last sixteen months...<br />
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Debbie's away on a business trip, so "night duty" was mine tonight, and mine <i>alone</i>. It took me forever to get both of them down, despite the fact that they each had a swimming lesson this evening - which should have totally worn them out.<br />
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Deb and I spend so much time negotiating with them (and tag-teaming with each other) at bed time, we immediately shift into "me" mode when they're finally asleep - grasping onto the short amount of time we are, at long last, able to hear our own thoughts and complete an actual sentence. The shift is so drastic, in fact, that we rarely take the time to enjoy our sleeping children. But, tonight - as I sat on my comfy red chair - and I noticed how <i>loud</i> the "quiet" was, I decided to take a peek.<br />
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<span id="goog_309433787"></span><span id="goog_309433788"></span>danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16734141743380895940noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15949474.post-89071644451301590952010-05-11T01:30:00.005-04:002010-05-11T01:42:23.459-04:00Recently - in the back yard...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emery Jay was born on November 17th, 2009</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She totally makes my teeth hurt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Luca turned five last week. He's happy about everything associated with being a year older, except for the fact that his time-outs have increased, by one minute, in length.<br />
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