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Sometimes I would take notes and think “I’ll post this later” and then never did. This is one of those posts from August or September of 2021


We put a lot of money into the house this summer and the best thing has been the backyard remodel. I love seeing you girls bounce on the trampoline. We put it in the ground to make it easy for aspen to access. She does the robot. She flies around like a bird. 

Kaybree taught her this rhyme. I think it was something she learned at school from a friend but it has evolved into a full on song for aspen. She dances around singing “hey this is Mickey, Mickey says hi. Mickey says clap your hands, did you hear that Mickey died?” 

She goes through all the Mickey characters and then everyone in our family. Sometimes we survive but mostly they die. 

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Friend: Wait you just said brother?!

Kaybree and Eisley: Yeah, we have a brother. He’s a foster brother.

Friend: Does he live here?

Eisley: He use to buy he moved out. He wasn’t obeying the rules.

Kaybree: No—he decided to leave. 

Friend: Is he on a mission?

Kaybree: No, he lives with a friend. He says bad words and smells and stuff. 

Friend: totally changes the conversation as if this information means nothing. 

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