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- I'm getting my seasonal flu shot in an hour. Having kids has hardened me against my dislike of needles because I was poked with them so many times over the course of both pregnancies. Having said that, I've realized that while I don't mind having blood taken out of my body, having stuff pumped in totally gives me the heebie-jeebies.

- Yesterday it snowed. I thought it was pretty awesome. To celebrate, I lit our fireplace candles and vacuumed. Sounds sort of pagan, doesn't it?

- We went to Boston this past weekend. For our birthdays, my parents sent us out to lunch with a fistful of cold hard cash. We went to the Summer Shack and shared: pumpkin/lobster bisque, king crab, lobster roll, and an apple tart. Then we died and went to heaven. The king crab was the most amazing thing I've ever had. Now I get what all the fuss is about.

- In a nod to tradition, we went apple picking in Stow. We arrived back in the 'burg late Tuesday, so we've been home approximately two and a half days. We're already halfway through a second batch of apple crisp. This morning while pulling out the box of mini-wheats (frosted, of course) from our cabinet, I found our bag of brown sugar cowering in a corner. It *should* be afraid.

- Not much planned for this weekend except for a birthday party, which is totally how one's calendar should look: empty except for the promise of cake in the near future.