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Okay, these really are the last pictures from our trip to Arizona…

My younger daughter… not the one who is getting married… took these pictures with her phone when we went and climbed that crazy little mountain in the desert… you know… the one that I had already climbed… in the dark… but … Continue reading

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My daughter is getting married… sigh…

Okay, I know I said that my wife doesn’t want me to post pictures of the kids… but Jessica is an adult now… and she follows my blog… and she said I could post pictures of her… so… My little … Continue reading

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And sometimes, life is all just about getting poked with a stick…

While we were in the Bay Area for the holidays, we went and saw our Godson, Willie, and his parents, in San Francisco. Willie’s mom was organizing volunteers for another beach cleanup, a thing she is very active in. In the … Continue reading

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I am going to miss my babysitting gig…

I had such an awesome time babysitting little Olivia, the daughter of some friends of ours. It reminded me of when my daughters were that age… we used to do silly things with socks too… sniff… stupid allergies… When a … Continue reading

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The last day of my babysitting gig… (or): How to knock out a baby…

Well, the last day of babysitting little Olivia, our friend’s daughter, went pretty well. She has a cold, so she was a little crabby. Now, you might think that she looks crabby in that picture up there… but she isn’t… … Continue reading

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Gettin’ all Christmassy… part 10… a Christmas story… with Conan the barbarian…

When my daughter Jessica was about 5 or 6, she had a Christmas where she got a lot of gifts that seemed a little too bent on defining her and her role in society… by which I mean she got … Continue reading

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My new babysitting gig…part 6…

Yeah, she loves me… My friend’s daughter, Olivia, is my little buddy. And that is what her face looks like when she sees me! And I am getting really good at taking the selfies with her. Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww… And then there … Continue reading

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My new babysitting gig… part 5…

So that’s what happens when you add more than one photo at a time…

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My new babysitting gig…part 4… Drum solo!!!

You can’t go wrong with the classics… and a metal pot and a big wooden spoon is always going to be a hit… ha… see what I did there?  Day two of my babysitting adventure with Olivia, the daughter of … Continue reading

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My new babysitting gig… part 3…

Well, day two of my adventure taking care of little miss Olivia, the one-year-old daughter of some friends of ours, went off without a hitch… Because, once again, babies… and dogs and horses… love me. I just noticed I was … Continue reading

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