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So, yeah, still here, waiting for the baby. Overdue. Feels a bit like a trick, but if I’m honest, it’s been a bit of a treat, these last two weeks. I have completely forgotten about work. I’ve got a ton of stuff done around the house. I’ve cooked many good meals. And I’m mostly on top [...]

On our old street, where neighbours were strangers and housing lots were two acres big, we didn’t do Halloween. I mean, the kids went trick or treating – but in a different neighbourhood that we had to drive to. The first year we lived there, we carved a pumpkin, bought a large box or two [...]