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My wife Angela and I are the proud parents of two adults, one of each gender, and grandparent to a fine young man. Having done it, I can tell anyone out there who hasn't raised kids that everything you hear about this adventurous undertaking is true. From the "your life will change" warning that
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granted me money to travel around the nation (and Canada) and present the citizens of all of the towns, counties, townships, and cities named "Wyoming" with honorary citizenship in the state, a trip on which I collected proclamations and keys to cities, being featured on
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gameplay hobby, having founded the
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of mostly Irish extraction, a fan since my toddler days (thanks, dad!) of the traditional music of that land of my ancestors. True to my heritage (and to my dad — thanks again, dad!), I'm also a fan of
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In the life I never find or make any time for, I would write novels (good ones!) and work on an inherited stamp collection that is somewhere around here, if only I had time to find it and marvel at it.
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Both my parents contributed to my deep love of learning and, like you, I get lost in
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everyone laughs at when they are told it before the birth, to the "and when they get to be teenagers, God help you," all of it is true. Especially the "it's the best thing in the world" part.
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