i feared it

from the moment

i found out

we were having a daughter…

i wondered if i would

ever have to deal

with it when

she looked like this:

but as she got

older and her hair

got longer,

the day would

come that

i would have to

braid her hair.

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after a year

of near constant

travel, it was decided

that we should

take a break from

airplanes and celebrate

christmas at home

in los angeles.

that meant that

for the second time

in my life,

(and the first for maddy and brooke)

i spent a christmas

away from minnesota.

even though i dislike

the holiday, i really

do like being around

friends and family

during the holidays

and it was going to

be tough for all

of us to be away.

so we made sure we

kept ourselves very busy.

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