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• The smoke is kind of a bummer, but it sure does make for a pretty sunset.
• We had a quiet day today.  Lots of Mario Kart and card games.  I listened to a couple podcasts.  I'm really enjoying Jen Hatmaker's For the Love of Parenting podcast right now.  I listened to one about parenting through all stages of life.  So much wisdom.  My favorite quote was "Wear beige and keep your mouth shut," in reference to giving advice to your teenage and adult kids.  Made me laugh, because I have a feeling I'm going to have to say that to myself many many many times in my life.  Here's the link to the podcast:  http://jenhatmaker.com/episode-02-jim-burns.htm
• We had the annual summer birthday party today.  Normally we honor Katie, daddy and Jane, but Jane, since you're not here, we had a two person celebration.  Grandma got a big cake from the bakery and we sang Happy Birthday and opened presents.  Katie, you were thrilled to get more cash.  You want to do some back to school shopping when we get back home.