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Day at the Zoo

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I have no recollection why we went to the zoo on this day, but it rare for us to go on a weekend, and take Daddy—even more rare than the sunshine and warm weather we had that day. 

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Wesley and Kyla waltzed during dance time in the zoomazium, where we spent a lot of time.  I tell him this all the time, but Dwayne was still surprised how few animals we saw that day.

This guy really inspired us.

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Hamster, Take 2

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We can have kids and cats.

We can have cats and hamsters.

We can have hamsters and kids.

But we can’t have hamsters, kids, and cats.

About a month after Lucky’s demise, I allowed Piper to use her own money to buy one more hamster.  This one was a cute dwarf named Sweetie. 

She lasted almost two weeks, with only a few close calls. 

We’re done with hamsters. 

Easter

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Every Easter we host—dinner, egg hunt, the whole dozen eggs. 

Every year, I dread it—Easter always comes 3 weeks too early, the house is never ready, the yard less so, and I have no inspiration.  And every year, I am so glad we did it and I vow to do it the following year. 

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The Day of the Salamander

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It looks like a salamander, which sounds better than just a lizard, but I found this little guy when I was ripping apart a falling garden wall and rebuilding it.  (Note: Dwayne put me in charge of it years ago, I think because it was small and hard to screw up.  Ha—don’t underestimate ME, baby!)

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He was quickly loved, and the girls went to work building him a salamander resort.

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Salamander passed the IQ test by disappearing during a popsicle break.