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This past weekend was a great reminder to me how special my family is to me and how little time I really get to spend with them. My nephew graduated from high school last Saturday which seems impossible to me. It seems like yesterday that I got a call telling me that my sister was in the hospital in labor and that our baby boy could be born any minute. Now he is thinking about his future career and working to save money for college. He has turned out to be so responsible and such a wonderful guy. I couldn’t be prouder if he was mine.

His little sister is just as amazing and I can’t wait to see where she ends up a few years down the road. She is already one of the sweetest, most loving kids I know. We are lucky with those two.

The following photo is one of my favorites I took over the weekend. I don’t get my appreciation and love of the animal kingdom from a stranger. Merlin and my sister’s dog Maggie love my dad. All I have to do is say “peepaw” to Merlin and he starts wagging his tail and whining. Nothing gets him more excited than a road trip to mammaw and peepaw’s house.

It is good to have such a wonderful, supportive family. I’m so thankful for them and I need to spend more time letting them know it.

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