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My sick kids missed the birthday party but made a cake anyway.

Posted on 09/29/2012 by Backpacking Dad

They might be missing out on a birthday cake in Sacramento today, but they still get to have their cake. And eat it too. Hey kids, say “Thanks, Mom!” (Emily makes the cakes. I just make them ex-cakes.)

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Two sick kids can’t go to the birthday party.

Posted on 09/29/2012 by Backpacking Dad

We were supposed to go to Sacramento for a birthday party today, but both kids feel sick. Erin woke up with a fever this morning, and she had a restless night. She’s been very excited to read Green Eggs and Ham to her cousins but now she won’t be able to. Adrian sounds like one…

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My Baby Can Read!

Posted on 09/29/2012 by Backpacking Dad

Erin read Green Eggs and Ham to me tonight. Right to me. She read it all. I lay on the bed with her as she puzzled out the sounds. “G…got? Is it long-o or short-o? I think it’s long-o. Goat.” “Why is the ‘O’ long?” I asked her. “Because there’s an ‘A’ next to it,”…

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