On Friday, as the girls sat on the couch
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Melissa
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came to visit and chat though Ben
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thought there was too much chatting
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and too many people sitting around
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to even admire my feet
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as the conversation continued
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and Kaylen arrived
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so that I made this sandwich
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for Ben and once fueled up, he went back to his playing
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and didn't seem to mind the conversation
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as we made our way to Melissa's cookies
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and Jane and Kaylen
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finished their games. Melissa posed for the obligatory photos
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then with Josephine
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and Suzanne
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as Kaylen and Jane
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got ready to go on our excursion which began (as do all
good excursions)
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at the gas pump. Driving further on, we ran into Matt and Ned
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playing hoops in a photo that brought forth Ned's Dad
as a fan of this sight. After making our way to the video store
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we followed this truck
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on our fresh tank of gas
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and admired the bumper sticker
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as we went into the phone store
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and brought the broken phone
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to this gentleman
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who could fix one but not the other.
We followed this car home
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where Willa
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one twin
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Martha
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and Jane
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were waiting for us as Martha drank her tea
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and the other twin emerged
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to her mother's delight
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as the orange peals
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accumulated. Before their departure
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we caught another picture and one of Jane
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before noticing Willa's Bling Bling shirt
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