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While mom was away

Got home from SD and the first thing I noticed when I went to pick up the mail on the table were letters, many letters all over the dining room table. I tried to wipe them off, but no dice.

I asked the home office, "What happened here?"

"Oh, that. That's a long story."

Guess when Dan was fixing dinner, our son decided that everyone should have their respective spot at our kitchen table labeled with our names. Thank goodness for the magic eraser, wish I would of had that when AE went through the same stage.

About 5 years ago I came home from a business trip and was welcomed to "A"s all over the house, it was like anarchy had taken over. We had "A"s up and down the stairs in lipgloss, "A"s on the floor and fridge in Sharpie marker. Managed to get all of them off by finally resorting to using fingernail polish remover - that stuff is toxic.

I am so very glad to be home - I even left the laptop locked in my drawer at work for FOUR DAYS. The next few weeks are going to be pretty intense as I pull together all of the documentation, so I need to recharge for a bit.

Thanks again to Carey and her family for their hospitality while I was driving around SD sitting in grain elevators. We had a good time and a lot of laughs.

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