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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Richard Rawen" data-source="post: 2752392" data-attributes="member: 28817">Can't you just Feel the Love!?  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> btw OO, as a father of four kids & small business owner I comiserate with your lack of time... I have endured and rejoiced at the strain of raising these little monsters, 2 of each specie, one of each specie now having attained that joyful tragedy known as teenager, the last two being twins approaching 11.Your comments reminded me of their swaddling years and I spoke with my kids about "back in the day" this weekend.  I reminisced about having my 6'4" son wrapped tightly (burrito baby!) and pressed to my chest to keep him warm and let me get some sleep while he wide-eyed looked at my beard and sucked his fist till he dropped into slumber - lulled by my heartbeat and saving us from his ear piercing complaints.My gaming group finally relented in teasing me about having spit-up cloths draped accross my shoulder (sometimes Both shoulders with the twins!). I remember one session where the tension of many perilous encounters was coming to a head and then, amazingly, they overcame the odds, survived the BBEG and emerged victorious!!!... yet because my youngest daughter Finally snoozed in my lap they were limited to gently high-five and quietly 'huzzah' and eventually went outside (in the rain) to whoop and holler  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> Annnnyways, good times  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> This weekend also marked the fourth session of our first family adventure, which has been really kinda fun to watch the interaction  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />   I am struggling with notes from my "big kids night" as the lure of SH writer calls me... but maybe my kids adventures would present a more entertaining story? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Well, I just wanted to wish you and yours God's Blessings as you come to your second Christmas season with Lilly & Alex, may you and Mrs. OO find as much joy in the little people in your life as I have in mine!Blessings,RichardM < > <</blockquote>

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