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<modified>2011-06-10T11:46:37Z</modified>
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<title>New Haircut</title>
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<modified>2011-06-10T11:46:37Z</modified>
<issued>2011-06-10T11:45:23Z</issued>
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<created>2011-06-10T11:45:23Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> Sean got a new haircut recently. We always thought his head would be too lumpy for such a short cut, but now that I see it on him I think it really works....</summary>
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<name>Joel</name>

<email>joel@thesaladdays.com</email>
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Sean got a new haircut recently.  We always thought his head would be too lumpy for such a short cut, but now that I see it on him I think it really works.
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<title>Mermaid</title>
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<modified>2011-06-08T22:57:01Z</modified>
<issued>2011-06-08T22:47:41Z</issued>
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<created>2011-06-08T22:47:41Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> I would be a mermaid fair; I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair; And still as I comb’d I would sing and say, “Who is it...</summary>
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<email>joel@thesaladdays.com</email>
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<i>I would be a mermaid fair;<br>
I would sing to myself the whole of the day;<br>
With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair;<br>
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“Who is it loves me? who loves not me?”<br></i>
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<title>Girly Girl</title>
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<modified>2011-06-07T12:48:50Z</modified>
<issued>2011-06-07T12:47:13Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.thesaladdays.com,2011://1.702</id>
<created>2011-06-07T12:47:13Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> For some reason, I find this picture of Carter hilarious. She&apos;s walking around the front yard with her purse, and chatting on her toy cellphone. The funniest part about it is that I have no idea where she&apos;s getting...</summary>
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<name>Joel</name>

<email>joel@thesaladdays.com</email>
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For some reason, I find this picture of Carter hilarious.  She's walking around the front yard with her purse, and chatting on her toy cellphone.  The funniest part about it is that I have no idea where she's getting it from - Lori doesn't use her cell phone except for emergencies.
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<title>Sean and Sadie</title>
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<modified>2011-06-05T11:11:36Z</modified>
<issued>2011-06-05T11:10:09Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.thesaladdays.com,2011://1.701</id>
<created>2011-06-05T11:10:09Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> Ever since we lost Paige, Sean has been becoming more and more affectionate towards Sadie. Here he is giving her a good belly rub out in the yard....</summary>
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<name>Joel</name>

<email>joel@thesaladdays.com</email>
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Ever since we lost Paige, Sean has been becoming more and more affectionate towards Sadie.  Here he is giving her a good belly rub out in the yard.
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<title>Planting Trees</title>
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<modified>2011-06-04T21:06:44Z</modified>
<issued>2011-06-04T21:04:25Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.thesaladdays.com,2011://1.700</id>
<created>2011-06-04T21:04:25Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> I found this photo on the camera today - it is Carter and I planting the trees that were the wedding favors at Andi&apos;s wedding. Sean has never been super-interested in planting anything, but Carter always joins me whenever...</summary>
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<name>Joel</name>

<email>joel@thesaladdays.com</email>
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I found this photo on the camera today - it is Carter and I planting the trees that were the wedding favors at Andi's wedding.  Sean has never been super-interested in planting anything, but Carter always joins me whenever I put anything in the ground, without fail.  Once she's a little older, I think I might build a little raised bed for her to have her own little garden, and let her choose for herself what she'll plant.
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<title>Carter&apos;s Shots</title>
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<modified>2011-05-01T16:12:37Z</modified>
<issued>2011-05-01T16:10:41Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.thesaladdays.com,2011://1.699</id>
<created>2011-05-01T16:10:41Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">I let Carter take the camera for a while at the wedding, at she was walking around our table taking a portrait of each person. They actually came out pretty decent, don&apos;t you think?...</summary>
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<name>Joel</name>

<email>joel@thesaladdays.com</email>
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<dc:subject>Photos</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[I let Carter take the camera for a while at the wedding, at she was walking around our table taking a portrait of each person.  They actually came out pretty decent, don't you think?
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<title>Dancin&apos; Machines</title>
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<modified>2011-05-01T16:10:09Z</modified>
<issued>2011-05-01T16:05:22Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.thesaladdays.com,2011://1.698</id>
<created>2011-05-01T16:05:22Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">The kids were completely amped to dance at Auntie Andi&apos;s wedding. Even before dinner, they were out on the dance floor breakin&apos; it down. Sean was all over the dance floor, tearing it up. I showed him a video on...</summary>
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<name>Joel</name>

<email>joel@thesaladdays.com</email>
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<dc:subject>Photos</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[The kids were completely amped to dance at Auntie Andi's wedding.  Even before dinner, they were out on the dance floor breakin' it down.  Sean was all over the dance floor, tearing it up.  I showed him a video on youtube a few weeks ago of people breakdancing, and he's been convinced that his dancing ability knows no equal ever since.
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<title>Andi&apos;s Wedding</title>
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<modified>2011-05-01T16:04:30Z</modified>
<issued>2011-05-01T15:59:13Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.thesaladdays.com,2011://1.697</id>
<created>2011-05-01T15:59:13Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Well, it&apos;s official - my little sister got married yesterday. Congratulations, John and Andrea Meyer! Here are some photos from the wedding....</summary>
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<name>Joel</name>

<email>joel@thesaladdays.com</email>
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<![CDATA[Well, it's official - my little sister got married yesterday.  Congratulations, John and Andrea Meyer!  Here are some photos from the wedding.
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<entry>
<title>A Captured Moment</title>
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<modified>2011-05-01T15:58:46Z</modified>
<issued>2011-05-01T15:54:40Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.thesaladdays.com,2011://1.696</id>
<created>2011-05-01T15:54:40Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> I found this photo on the camera this morning. I don&apos;t either of us knew it was being taken, which I think is what I like about it - it feels like a captured moment. It seems to be...</summary>
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<name>Joel</name>

<email>joel@thesaladdays.com</email>
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<dc:subject>Photos</dc:subject>
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I found this photo on the camera this morning.  I don't either of us knew it was being taken, which I think is what I like about it - it feels like a captured moment.  It seems to be the type of picture that Carter will look at someday when I'm gone, and remember her Daddy.
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<title>Assorted Origami Models</title>
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<modified>2011-05-01T13:13:57Z</modified>
<issued>2011-05-01T13:11:45Z</issued>
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<created>2011-05-01T13:11:45Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">I&apos;ve been making lots more origami lately, but have only now got around to posting some pictures of it. So here are some of my more recent models....</summary>
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<name>Joel</name>

<email>joel@thesaladdays.com</email>
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<dc:subject>Projects</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[I've been making lots more origami lately, but have only now got around to posting some pictures of it.  So here are some of my more recent models.
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<title>The Great Underwear Race</title>
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<modified>2011-05-01T13:10:21Z</modified>
<issued>2011-05-01T13:06:56Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.thesaladdays.com,2011://1.694</id>
<created>2011-05-01T13:06:56Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> While I was in Baltimore for work, Lori had Ryan sleep over one night. As it got on near bedtime, she asked the kids to put on their pajamas, and then went upstairs for a minute. On her way...</summary>
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<name>Joel</name>

<email>joel@thesaladdays.com</email>
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<dc:subject>Photos</dc:subject>
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While I was in Baltimore for work, Lori had Ryan sleep over one night.  As it got on near bedtime, she asked the kids to put on their pajamas, and then went upstairs for a minute.  On her way back down the stairs, she heard all kinds of giggling - and this was the scene she came across once she reached the kitchen.
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<title>Assorted Cuteness</title>
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<modified>2011-05-01T13:06:00Z</modified>
<issued>2011-05-01T13:00:15Z</issued>
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<created>2011-05-01T13:00:15Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Nothing specific here - just a trio of cute pics....</summary>
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<name>Joel</name>

<email>joel@thesaladdays.com</email>
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<dc:subject>Photos</dc:subject>
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<title>Sean&apos;s Drawings</title>
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<modified>2011-04-02T12:30:15Z</modified>
<issued>2011-04-02T12:26:00Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.thesaladdays.com,2011://1.692</id>
<created>2011-04-02T12:26:00Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Here are a few drawing Sean did recently at school. I love the fact that they&apos;ve got titles, complete with crazy 6-year-old misspellings. From left to right, they are supposed to read: &quot;This Cupcake Has Claws&quot;, &quot;In the Spaceship&quot;, and...</summary>
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<name>Joel</name>

<email>joel@thesaladdays.com</email>
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<dc:subject>Projects</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[Here are a few drawing Sean did recently at school.  I love the fact that they've got titles, complete with crazy 6-year-old misspellings.  From left to right, they are supposed to read: "This Cupcake Has Claws", "In the Spaceship", and "The Ewoks are in Danger".  
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<title>Easter Bunny In Disguise</title>
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<modified>2011-04-02T12:05:10Z</modified>
<issued>2011-04-02T12:02:51Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.thesaladdays.com,2011://1.691</id>
<created>2011-04-02T12:02:51Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Here is an email I received from Lori yesterday, while I was at work: &quot;I told the kids that Sadie is really the Easter bunny. I told them that the white fur we see on her is the white bunny...</summary>
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<name>Joel</name>

<email>joel@thesaladdays.com</email>
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<dc:subject>Stories</dc:subject>
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Here is an email I received from Lori yesterday, while I was at work:

&quot;I told the kids that Sadie is really the Easter bunny.  I told them that the white fur we see on her is the white bunny fur sticking out of her dog disguise.  They are really not sure if I&apos;m telling the truth or not.  They keep saying that the Easter bunny does not have a dog collar, and that I must be kidding.  I keep telling them that she is wearing a dog costume.  Sean asked her for some chocolate eggs, and he said, &quot;see she did not give me any, she is not the Easter bunny.&quot;  I simply said that it is not Easter, so she can&apos;t give them out yet.  They keep looking at her extra close, trying to see if she really is the bunny in a dog disguise.  After about 10 minutes of them trying to figure out if I was telling the truth or not i whispered to them, &quot;April Fools.&quot;  They laughed so hard and Carter actually looked surprised.  I think that I might have convinced her that Sadie is actually the Easter bunny in a dog disguise.&quot;

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<title>Wocka Wocka</title>
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<modified>2011-04-02T12:02:11Z</modified>
<issued>2011-04-02T12:00:44Z</issued>
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<created>2011-04-02T12:00:44Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">A few nights ago, Sean had the idea that the kids and I could cut these out of paper and stick them up across the kitchen. Both kids were so excited that they came out so well. I think they...</summary>
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<name>Joel</name>

<email>joel@thesaladdays.com</email>
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<![CDATA[A few nights ago, Sean had the idea that the kids and I could cut these out of paper and stick them up across the kitchen.  Both kids were so excited that they came out so well.  I think they look pretty cool myself.
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