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Who Needs a Basement When You Have a Patio?

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We moved our old sofa into the newly cleaned up playroom/patio on Saturday. By yesterday morning, the kids had arranged the area to their taste, and had made themselves at home. (Despite the smiling faces, most of them weren't particularly pleased that I interrupted their card game to take a picture.)

Crazy Busy Saturday

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Saturday was a busy day for us. We got up and dressed, then set out for the church to help with an Eagle project for a young man in our ward. For his project, he had collected pieces of fleece for blankets, so on Saturday, we got to cut strips on the sides and then knot them to make blankets for the Children's Hospital. The patients at the hospital would receive the blankets and even be able to bring them home with them. By the time we finished, there were about 68 blankets finished. Peter was bored a lot, but even he helped to tie knots around the edges of the blankets. When we left the church, we went to the home of friends in the ward who were having a garage sale. It wasn't for sale, but they had a tandem bike that they were kind enough to let us ride around. That was fun. After playing with their bike and their drum set, we eventually bought a stuffed cow, a hiking pack thing, and a fancy tricycle (a green machine). From there, we ...