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After four months of living on a dirt road (well, we only spent a month on it) they finally paved it! There is something that makes me smile about new asphalt. The bumps and the dust were driving me to the point of madness. I washed the truck and the next day it was a dust magnet again. Now the dust is gone and all is well in the hood again.

God is good. I spent the day trying to focus on blessings and deal rightly with annoyances. It's hard to do, but it made the day much better.

Some of those small blessings come in the form of good and cheap yardsale finds. We found the kids some bikes and a pair of rollerskates and the people threw in Nerf guns and cars for free. My only toy from the short trip through the neighborhood is a leaf blower. You know you are getting old when a leaf blower makee you happy.

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