Maybe it's just motherly pride, but Katie is one of the most photogenic little girls I've ever encountered. John has gotten some amazing pictures of her in the last month or so as he's experimented incessantly with his new toy. Here are a few of my faves. Those big blue eyes are stunning, even in sepia.   Again, those eyes. And those rosy cheeks. She reminds me of my sister, Amy. ...
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So here's a 5,000 word treatise on the joys of licking the beaters for the very first time. (It doesn't hurt that there was also chocolate involved.)  I held the first beater while he licked, but he did the second one all on his own.   Gotta get every last drop!   Now to get that chocolate off my fingers and into my tummy, where it belongs.   He's...
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For those interested in finding out the answer to yesterday's question about what the picture was, see my recent flickr set entitled "True love....the hard way." http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmarne/sets/72157623360624160/ Needless to say, my wife loves me quite a lot and I know it.  
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Tara helped me out yesterday. This picture is the before. Can you guess what it is? Maybe later I'll upload the after.
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Well, it's been way too long since I last posted. Lots of things have happened. Perhaps the most exciting news for me has been my new Camera. Tara keeps telling me that I've had one of those spoiled years. I would have to agree. This year I've been spoiled with: A new BlackBerry A new DSLR camera An external HD TV Tuner and a much nicer TV antenna (no rabbit ear adjustments needed) ...
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