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He's like a sponge

Sam: (calling from the living room) come look at the ceiling wax Mom! Me: What????? Sam: Come look at the ceiling wax. Did he really say there's wax on the ceiling? I comply and am astounded to see that he was talking about sealing wax. That waxy stuff you heat and press into an envelope to seal it closed. I had to wait until Brian got home from work to confirm that he'd "The Seven Little Postmen" a couple times. Apparently that was enough for Sam to remember to look for a little red blob in the illustrations.

A secret family recipe revealed

Mix 13 adults with 8 kids Add 3 days of sunshine Stir in lake water that's the perfect temp Sprinkle with tales of yesteryear Bake at 85 degrees for 12 hours Enjoy!! FRIDAY: Sam got reacquainted with cousins while catching bullheads with Great Uncle Dennis Julia is happy to be here with most of our family. More will arrive tomorrow.... It's been a big day of traveling and playing outside. Time to brush teeth and get jammies on. Bedtime stories at the lake always include "Buster Bulldozer" and his clankity-clank, clankity-clank sounds. The prayers for good sleeping were answered! Both kids went to bed around 10pm - 3 full hours after their normal bedtime, but there were no battles, just exhausted kids. SATURDAY: Rise and shine!! "When do I get my own sleeping bag mom?" After some yummy caramel rolls it was time to get silly. And do some fishing: By mid morning we were in the water. There's never been this many kids at the lake before. My first cousi