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Back in the Saddle Again

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Life is good. I am over my bad weekend. I had a really good day today. I called on the van, got some more things done for Ellyn, took Sawyer to the pumpkin patch for our ward's play date, and talked to Mike for a good long while. That guy makes me happy.

Ellyn gave me a huge smile through the window on the bus when I walked down to the end of the driveway to pick her up this afternoon. My friend (okay, yes, I am starting to make friends) Christine called to make plans for Halloween night and Sawyer was cracking me up as he got the knack of dipping his graham cracker in my glass of milk. By the by, Sawyer now goes down for naps and bedtime with less than a minute of water works. Not even time to work the water actually. He is also only nursing in the middle of the night. That is when I bring him back into my bed for the rest of the night. I love snuggling my babies.

I am very sleepy this afternoon. I think it might be an early night. It's cloudy today and feels like fall. I love any excuse to snuggle in and call it a day. Not that I really can at 4:00 but it will happen soon. I love that Jane is done with soccer. Love it, love it.

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