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...sigh....I sure miss the boys. They're having a wonderful time visiting relatives in G.R. and taking advantage of their last two weeks of freedom before the new fall routines begin for school. It'll be back to normal bedtimes, rising early, reacquainting themselves with old friends and making new ones, meeting their new teachers, doing homework, adjusting to new classrooms, etc., etc.

In the meantime, Kelsey and I are having some nice mother/daughter bonding experiences. I've been getting her up at 4:30 a.m. and taking her to work with me. She comes in her pajamas and helps me open and then a little later she takes her blanket, pillow and stuffed animal and settles into a little soft place in the tot watch room and sleeps until I am ready to go home. Today we had a nice lunch with Aunt Kathy. Afterwards Kels helped me water the flowers and then played in the sprinkler. She even took a little nap this afternoon on the couch. I laid down for a bit, but don't believe I slept. It's ok...nice, lazy and relaxing.