It's Good To Be A Kid


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Busy day for Elizabeth and Sarah yesterday. Their to-do list sure looks a lot more fun than mine....

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Blue Heron Farm said…
Ebie Weber does more before lunch than the Marines do all day!
June 3, 2008 at 8:05 AM
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