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<\/a>Now our house is free from clutter. No legos, no little trucks, no toys playing the same annoying song over and over until you grab it and throw it on a high shelf when the kids aren’t looking . My kitchen counters seem the size of football fields with no boxes of baby cereal, no piles of plastic dishes and sippy cups. I can leave my camera sitting in a handy location without fear that it will be molested by a short person. <\/p>\nThis is both good and bad of course. I kind of like legos as you well know and clean counters are very nice, but maybe just the teeniest bit boring. It’s really<\/em> quiet too. Ok – I like the quiet part. Mostly, anyway.<\/p>\n But next weekend, we will go up to spend a couple days without having to turn it into a major expedition involving big suitcases and time off from work. And a few weeks later, they will be able to rn down here for a couple days with the same ease. <\/p>\n And though I expained this to Riley, he doesn’t really get it. So, he is feeling pretty sad: Blogger has not been cooperating with me, so I don’t have time for a big post this morning. Later on this week though, I will have a really yummy recipe for a summery salad, an interview with a very special … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"