1789 North Carolina becomes the 12th state. (One week later the states founders died of lung cancer.)1877 Thomas Edison unveils his latest invention, the phonograph. (Shortly thereafter he was busted by the FCC for pirating church hymns)1944 Ghostbuster..
Topics: Milestones, TheMonk

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Just as some of you predicted this past week, when I posted about how Swee’Pea had lost her kitty and how I found her replacement on eBay, the prodigal kitty has returned.I was, I admit, a bit surprised that we found Kitty 1.0. After all, we...
Topics: Life with Twins

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I got home early, checked on the turkey chili I had thrown in the crock pot that morning, cleaned up a bit and then went and picked up Swee’Pea and TheMonk from daycare. They were excited to see me but for a totally different reason than usual. ...
Topics: Life with Twins

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Swee’Pea and TheMonk come from a long line of talkers.Looking at my side of the family I can’t think of one person who would be the shy, quiet kid.  Needless to say, family reunions are pretty loud.So it should be no surprise that our kids...
Topics: Life with Twins

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All of a sudden.All of a sudden, like in the blink of an eye, my little babies have become a little boy and girl.All of a sudden, I’m having real conversations - real give and take - with Swee’Pea and TheMonk.All of a sudden, I am reminding...
Topics: Life with Twins

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