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I am really trying to read this book since it’s gotten such great reviews, but I am having a hard time. It’s a non-fiction book written in a more fiction-y way about a slum in India and the people who live in it.

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Liam has joined the middle school band and chose to play the flute. It’s small, fits in his locker and backpack and isn’t a pain to carry to and from the bus stop.

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Our tomatoes haven’t really taken off this year, but luckily we have friends who have tons of tomatoes. They sent over a bag of them earlier this week and this is what’s still left.

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Not the best book I’ve ever read and not the worst either. The characters in this book certainly aren’t very likable…that’s for sure.

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Our sunflowers are finally blooming! They aren’t the GINORMOUS sunflowers we grew several summers ago, but I still like them. I think I might like these ones even better because they are small enough that they aren’t doing to fall over from the weight of the flower. Either way, they bring a little bit of happiness to our backyard.

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We were stuck in traffic for quite a while because a bus had caught on fire a little ways up the road, so we got the joy of spending some quality time with these cows as we inched our way along the highway.

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This is the first apple from our tree. I would like to report that is was the best tasting apple ever, but I would be lying. We aren’t sure what kind of apples they are, but they’re either a little on the tart side or this one wasn’t quite ripe.