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Taking some crazed little monkeys on vacation

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And some giraffes, too.

Cheetah painting colors

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Choosing a background color for a cheetah. The colors of the room it will hang in are bounding the drawing: rose, pumpkin, aubergine (to be botanical about it.) Opinions?

I was watching Sesame Street when I was Lucy's age...

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Lucy has been having a very hard time falling asleep, because she is too hot. Why is she too hot? Because she has the covers over her head, but there's no winter, so she's too hot. Why does she have the covers over her head? Because she's afraid. Why is she afraid? Ah... I don't know. It could be the caffeine-like effect of chocolate in her after school snacks. Or it could be the bickering with a younger brother. Or it could be the pressures of school and extracurricular activities. Or maybe our reading Harry Potter , The Girl Who Could Fly , and The Sisters Grimm to her. So, We are cutting down on the chocolate, putting on cooler pjs, and reading the I'm-sorry-Lucy-I-can't-read-this-because-I-can't-stop-laughing book, Clementine , by Sara Pennypacker. This is the Petit Nicolas of the English language. Thank goodness we have found it! Laurent used to tell her made up Harry Potter stories in the car, before she got the books. We may have to go back to

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