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When Too Much is Happening - Jeanne Takenaka

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    This summer’s craziness finally caught up with me. When I posted a couple of weeks ago, I completely forgot to mention that I would be gone this week. 

    See that handsome young man in the picture above? We are taking him to college in Arkansas and helping him move in for his freshman year (cue the tears and tissue).

    And, at first, I thought I could still keep up with the blog and do all that is needed for getting my son to his university and settled.

    I know . . . silly me.

    In light of that, I decided it would be best for me to take a break this week. 

    The Tell His Story linkup will resume next week on Lisa’s site. And I’ll be back in two weeks. 

    I look forward to catching up with everyone on August 30th!

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