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Juergen is back to work after a 4 day weekend (he took Friday off to do paperwork). Sarah is better behaved when Juergen is not here. She still clings to him, and ignores the rest of the family when Papa is around, although that's also getting better. Our kids don't get their summer vacation until August. Right now they have a two week Pentecost vacation. Most of the people we know go out of town during these two weeks. We just got back from China, so we haven't got the time, or money to go anywhere. It's raining outside. In fact, it's a cold rain. I have 5 kids in the house. Yesterday the boys played too much computer, so today they get no computer or TV. They have to use their imaginations. I've given them a task. Juergen's birthday is on Friday. Let's see what we can come up with for Papa's birthday.

"The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house all that cold, cold, wet day..." - The cat in the hat

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