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Gallery Test
A test of the gallery layout and component.
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Happy Birthday Sophie!!
A short birthday greeting of love to Sophie.
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Gaming during Vacation
A photo post capturing a moment of gaming while on vacation.
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Happy Birthday!
A brief photo post celebrating becoming a teenager and the excitement of receiving an iPhone 5C as a birthday gift.
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Happy Birthday Sophie!
A brief birthday wish for Sophie, who is nearly a teenager.
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Happy Birthday Sophie
A short birthday message of love for Sophie.
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Sixteen Candles
A birthday note for Jonathan on his sixteenth birthday, revealing that his gifts include an iPhone 3GS from his parents and an iPad 2 from his grandparents.
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Happy Birthday Alan!
A short birthday greeting sent to a friend, wishing him a great day on the golf course and looking forward to seeing him in a few weeks.
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Happy Birthday Sophie!
A warm, brief birthday greeting to daughter Sophie, noting how fast she is growing up.
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Bachelor Time
The family has headed to the islands for the rest of the summer, leaving the author at home alone for about a month with a mix of longing and reassurance that they will have a wonderful time.
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Happy Birthday Jonathan!
A quick birthday note to son Jonathan on his 11th birthday, with the real celebration deferred to the coming weekend.
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Snowboarding aftermath
A brief recap of a great snowboarding trip to Utah where the weather was beautiful, Jonathan did well on the board, and everyone returned home thoroughly sore.
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Snowboarding
A quick note about heading to Park City for a family snowboarding weekend organized by brother Alan, bringing all the siblings and their kids together at The Canyons resort.
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And then there was one.
A brief tribute to grandmother Ruth Fragen, who passed away at age 102 after years of unconsciousness following a stroke, remembered as a lawyer who never practiced and an accomplished violinist.
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Happy Birthday Sophie!
A short birthday note celebrating daughter Sophie turning five years old, with a reminder to eventually add a photo to the post.
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Happy Anniversary!
A brief heartfelt note celebrating 14 wonderful years of marriage and expressing that he would do it all over again without hesitation.
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Happy Birthday Jonathan!
A loving birthday message to son Jonathan on his 10th birthday, reflecting on how profoundly fatherhood has changed life for the better.
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Thanks Alan!
A thank-you recap of a snowy Park City ski trip hosted by brother Alan for his 40th birthday, highlighted by the kids thriving in ski school and a private chef who cooked nightly dinners for the group of seventeen.
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Mission San Juan Capistrano
A family visit to Mission San Juan Capistrano, prompted by a fourth-grade school project, proves well worth the trip, with a tip to arrive at opening time to beat the crowds and get better photos.
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Off to the Islands
Vacation is finally here, and the greatest anticipation is reuniting with a wife and kids who have been away for nearly five weeks.
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Birthday Boy
Son Jonathan is turning eight and has been given a motivating challenge: reach reading and writing fluency and earn a new iMac connected to the home wireless network.
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Sophie Talk
At just over two years old, a daughter is forming multi-word sentences and speaking with great seriousness -- even if the actual words remain largely undecipherable to her captivated parents.
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Cars looted
On a birthday morning, the family discovered their cars had been burglarized overnight, with valuables including a purse, checkbook, credit cards, and a Game Boy stolen -- prompting a long day of account cancellations and a hard-learned lesson.
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Age Part 2
A brief, somber follow-up noting the passing of Winnie Cozier at 102 years old.
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Age
A brief, somber note on learning that a family friend at 101 years old is developing serious heart failure.
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Birthday One
A warm snapshot of a first birthday celebration featuring family, stuffed animals, an ignored cupcake, and the exciting coincidence of first wobbly steps.
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Busy Day
After a full day of surgeries and an evening consult, arriving home in time to read to one child and watch the other take her first steps made it all worthwhile.
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Night Owl
A charming observation on a one-year-old who refuses to go to bed because everything around her is simply too new and interesting to sleep through.