August 2011
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Cotter, on his first day of school
(dated 8/9/2004)
At the end of a fabulous first day of school, Cotter had this to say:
“I sure wish I could sleep in tomorrow.”
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Cotter, professional carpenter
(dated 5/27/2003)
Cotter definitely has my carpentry genes. He was walking around with my measuring tape today, charting various items in our home. At each one he’d stop, measure, and proudly announce: This one is…..11 (or 8 or 18, but never anything else)….pounds long.” I tell you, it’s tricky converting from standard to metric. I still haven’t got it figured...
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Kaylyn coloring outside the lines
(dated May 19, 2003)
Kaylyn: Uh Oh. Kelli: what’s wrong? Kaylyn: I can’t use these Crayons. Kelli: why not? Kaylyn: Well, on the box, it says for children ages 3-5. I’m six. Kelli: I think it’ll be okay. Kaylyn: are you sure? Kelli: I’m sure.
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Remembering Mac
(Originally written September 2, 2003)
It was a year ago on August 28, that my uncle Gene died unexpectedly from a brain aneurism. Over the weekend, my aunt Nancy spread his ashes atop a mountain at Elk Run Ranch, where he was the ranch manager for several years, after a long career at the helm at Saddle Mountain Ranch (both of which are just outside of Steamboat Springs, Colorado). Joining her...