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“Abby is the cutest person in the family.”

Asher to me when he was trying to get the wii game system working: “I think the wii ran out of batteries.  Does the wii use batteries?” Me: “No.  It uses electricity.” Asher: “I think it ran out of electricity.”

“If you don’t give me something to break, I’m breaking something.”  (That’s why we call him a “destructicon.”)

“You know one thing I’ve noticed about Dad? Whenever an adult’s home with him, he makes them do all the work.”  (Took him nearly 9 years to notice this!)

“Can I get a hot tub for my  birthday?”

“I would spare my life for Abby’s.  She’s so cute, who wouldn’t?  Have you ever, ever, ever seen a cuter baby than Abby?”

Yesterday we went hiking on the Lost Gold Mine trail in the Superstition Mountain range near Mesa, Arizona.  Asher was determined to find gold so he could sell it and buy Bey Blades.  But, on our way out, Asher was way ahead.  He was so far ahead that he got off the trail and Andy …

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“Help Grandpa Forbes not buy any more cars cuz he has enough.”

He wants to be: a computer hacker; the U.S. President, an army man, a judge or a U.S legislator.

So, Jude made it abundantly clear today that he is my son.  First, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics had a form intended for 7-17 year olds to consent to use the results of their neuropsychological examination for research to determine the impact of cancer treatment on cognition, behavior, etc.  The form accompanied my consent form and …

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