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Thoughtful Package

My brother and sister-in law sent us a package the other day and I didn’t want to open it because it was beautifully packaged and made me happy to look at.

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The packing tape that Phil uses isn’t available at just any old store. No, sir. The tape that he uses is special water activated tape with a design that he drew printed on it.

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I’m pretty sure if I had packing tape made people wouldn’t sit and stare at it when it arrived in the mail and contemplate not ripping through it. I’m okay with that.

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There can only be so many “I have my own packing tape” people in our family.

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Happy Friday!

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It is cold, wet and rainy.

Welcome October.

Our morning started with a walk and some peppermint hot chocolate.

Welcome warm drinks.

After our walk Barry announced that he might like to be Darth Vader for Halloween*.

Welcome weird costume ideas.

*Barry has not seen Star Wars
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Zzzzzzzz

Sydney

Brian, Barry’s brother, has been staying with us for the past couple weeks and it has been really nice having him around. Sydney seems especially excited about having him here.

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Typically Sydney sleeps with us and wedges herself in the center of our bed. We’ve gotten used to this behavior and on some strange level welcome it.

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The other night I was up taking care of my ‘midnight business’ and when I climbed back in bed I noticed that we were down a chubby little dog. At first I had a semi-freak out wondering where she was, but then I remembered that the previous morning Sydney had belly flopped onto Brian’s bed and made herself welcome.

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Turns out that Sydney barged into Brian’s room in the middle of the night and started snoozing Superman style next to Brian. According to Brian, at one point he was awakened by loud snoring and wondered where it was coming from.

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After a moment he realized that the rumbling was coming from our 19.6 lb dog that was stretched out in the middle of  his bed.