Anita

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Sadness, no home for the blounts

We had gotten VERY excited about a house we were going to buy. We made an offer, they countered, we accepted… all today (Sunday). We were waiting on the counter-offer-paperwork to sign and send back… well, instead of getting that, we actually got notified that the offer was retracted. Someone else made a better offer and we weren’t given an option to bid back. Of course, this was after we’d told everyone and after we’d gotten really, really excited about this house.

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poppy, age 4 months – 4 days in colorado

Poppy at Month four: This month has been quite productive. She has been growing by leaps and bounds, like normal. She’s now reaching for everything and putting it all in her mouth and dropping it on the floor. Nothing is safe within a foot and a half of her. She is sitting up well, if you help her out. She’s standing well, if you help her out. I think she is just

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Date Night == Ethiopian & Iron Man

we had a date last night (our first in 6+ months) and ate Ethiopian food and watched “Iron Man“. Both the food and the movie were fantastic! Maybe it’s because we haven’t really had a night to ourselves in a while; maybe it’s because we haven’t seen a movie in a few months… but we both loved every second of our date and I personally will be re watching iron man a few times.

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baby Sean

Jessie had his son (photos)

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Poppy went swimming for the first time, today

Poppy went swimming for the first time in her cute little two piece + diaper. Mom and Grannie C and Papa all helped keep her afloat. She did great, not always sure she knew what was going on, but was happy and absorbed the new experience without drinking too much chlorinated water. All told, she was probably in the water for almost an hour.