Neighbor Logan (8) visited with us after school. Among other things, he read to John, helped pick up sticks and limbs in the backyard, played for a limited time on the computer, and batted balloons around with us. One game is to bat the thing around, trying to keep it from touching the floor. Logan made the most dramatic rescues, flinging himself to the floor under the balloon and shouting, “It didn’t hit the floor!”
The balloon whizzed from the front hall, past the fireplace, into the kitchen, behind the table, and came straight at me. In hitting it, my hand caught the lamp shade, and the lamp began to topple. In a lucky save, I caught it. Immediately Logan and John shouted, “It didn’t hit the floor!”
Mehrling Muse 
SAFE!
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A win win situation all over.
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So sweet that the neighbor Logan reads to your husband!📚
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Good save Anne! I also cannot get over how much Logan is growing!
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The little whirlwind is a one man (boy) entertainment. Did you have a mass slaughter in the back with all those limbs?
xxx Gigantic Hugs xxx
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No mass slaughter — really just twigs, not many limbs.
xxx Limber Hugs xxx
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Logan is like a whirling dervish – glad he could take a few minutes of quiet time with John.
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Logan has boundless energy!
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Were we like that back in the day Anne?
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I never had energy, much less boundless. John said he was active, but not constantly.
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It’s a whole new generation I guess.
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I think Logan would be unusual in any generation, and he certainly brings us lots of joy.
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I can tell how special he is to you and John and even to David and Nathaniel.
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You paint a vivid picture of joy and togetherness.
miriam
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We’ve been greatly blessed!
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Awwww. I love this. 🙂
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He keeps you young.
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Nice save!
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Oh that we could see the whole world from a child’s perspective. I’d take the win too.
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Sounds like an exciting game and I love the picture of the two of them reading together! I wasn’t able to comment on your newer post for some reason, but it looked like a very special celebration–best wishes to JT.
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