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There. I felt the need to put PeeWee on this blog. I also felt the need to add an entry because I have been experiencing that dreaded "me-too" feeling caused by visiting Shirlene's blog.

Today is Pioneer Day. In honor of the pioneers, I cleaned off my patio. Yahoo! I am feeling liberated and also slightly remorseful because I sent off the nifty, but very bedraggled 60's patio furniture that I got from my neighbor's estate sale. Something is prodding me to keep it, repaint it, and make new cushions for it. I must be realistic, however. In what century would that happen? Not this one. I will pass that project on to someone else. Sigh. Unexpected benefit: Joe and Ted have rediscovered the lovely, level expanse of cement and played broom hockey all evening on it.

Things that Paige said today: Mom! Mom-mom! Moooooom! Up. Num-num. More (sign). Please (sign). Shoe (sounds like "shhhhhh"). Woof. Moo. Quack (sounds like "kak"--it's my favorite animal sound that she makes--SO cute). Hi. Hi. Hi. Dad. Dad. Dad. Bye-bye (sounds like "die-die"). Lydia (Ya-ya). Ted (Ded). Joe (Doe). Bev (Bob). Kay-ko (the all purpose word--it means thank you, here you go, give it to me, I'm the cutest baby ever, etc.)

I dearly love all my children and each one is my favorite child, but this Paigey-bug has me bound up in ways that I can't explain. I think I've developed some extra nerve endings that are in her body.

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I wonder if I can stick in a picture. Other people are doing it. Hmmm.

It worked! Ta Da!!!

There's sweet Paige, bald and beautiful at about 3 months of age. She had two months of chemo down, one more to go at that point.

Wow, creating this blog thingy was so easy. Will I actually write anything worth reading? This would be great for family stuff. This could be a little scary. How easy is it for Joe-off-the-street to access this? If I were to google a key phrase, would that bring up this blog? I'd better try it and see.

I could use this as some sort of self-improvement goal-actualization accountability forum. I could publish to the world all of those things that should just, in the interest of good taste, be kept private. I could make this very personal, or I could have it be more of a family meeting place. Why should I have all the fun? We could ALL post embarrassing things!

Shall I go ahead? Shall I hit that "Publish Post" button?