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Guilty as Charged

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By Nate - March 19, 2009

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Nate and Michelle are 12 years in, and the awkward silences are becoming less frequent.

Addison, 11, lives for riding his bike, eating ramen noodles on Sundays, and (unaccountably) playing Dungeons & Dragons.

Bryn, 9, loves all the critters, has read every Warriors book there is seven times, and refuses to wear pink.

Leah, 6, is a born teacher, sings in the church choir, and takes 45 minutes to get dressed in the morning.

Asa, 4, loves playing "Riptide" on the tablet, does wheelies and barhops on his bike, says "EPIC!" repeatedly, and is a pleasure to work side by side with.

Emmie, almost 1, loves her tongue and reading books, broke the mold with her blue eyes, and is choosy about who gets to hold her.

Not for this / Faint I, nor mourn nor murmur: other gifts / Have followed, for such loss, I would believe / Abundant recompense.

-William Wordsworth, "Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey"

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