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Sarah -- I have a sister. She is beautiful and kind. She never wanted to have a blog, but now she has one. And she didn't tell anyone about it, even me. Her blog shall not be on the down-low much longer, for her brilliance will attract readers from far and wide. Be one of the first.

Nancy -- Steve has a sister. She and I are a lot alike in ways that aren't initially apparent. While she is fast becoming the consummate poster child for domesticity-- and I am, well, not-- we are similar in our middle-childishness: we share interest in other people, leadership styles, our respective abilities to make and keep friends, and the inclination to worry. Nancy is a great sister-in-law.

Amy -- Amy is one of those people who is enormously talented at being everybody's best friend. She and I met freshman year in college, where we spent hours upon hours inventing elaborate and engaging methods of procrastination. She is outrageously funny, kindhearted, disciplined (when she's not procrastinating), smart, and loveable. She is, for sure, an as-long-as-we-both-shall-live kind of friend.

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MarySue said…
Emily-thanks for the links and being able to "catch up" with other of your family members. You and the fam are just great. I'm also envious of your new solar oven. I'd love to hear more about it. Happy day, msk
July 27, 2007 12:24 PM
Sarah said…
So I'm on the cool list. Thanks. And I was going to tell you, just wanted to see if you would find it w/o me telling you. And you did! Gold star!
July 27, 2007 1:42 PM
Emily said…
Sarah. Belle. How were we supposed to find it when you didn't make comments with your logged in name? Anyway, I was just commenting on cjane's blog that it was high time you had a blog. Good for you! Hope it doesn't cause too much marital disharmony!
July 27, 2007 2:48 PM
Nancy said…
Emily, thanks so much for putting me on the list. That's so fun. So fun to see Mary Sue on here, I love Mary Sue! How did we ever live without the blogging world?
July 27, 2007 8:08 PM
AmyJune said…
Emily, you are too nice.
July 28, 2007 11:29 PM
Sarah said…
Emily, I saw your comment on cjane and I was laughing because I thought you knew and you were just being coy. My spouse is surprisingly supportive of this new little venture. It's ME wonders why I am blogging now.
July 29, 2007 11:38 AM
Anonymous said…
Em, I just have to say that I visited your sister's blog and WOW! Those quilts! I'm still slack-jawed about them.
July 31, 2007 10:40 AM
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