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chanson, September 22, 2008

Once Grandma and Grandpa’s new business was cleared off the table and put away, I started showing everyone how to fold the little silver slips of paper into birds. I figured that it would be better to keep it simple and have everyone fold the same animal.

With so many people, it went pretty quickly. Grandma and Grandpa had a hard time of it, but Dad and Sam did pretty well, and we even convinced Joe to put down his book and come over and help us. Read the rest of the story »

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Comments (2)

  1. mermaid says:
    September 23, 2008 at 7:42 am

    I like your stories – they seem so real. Thanks for posting them.

  2. chanson says:
    September 23, 2008 at 11:54 am

    Thanks Mermaid! I’m glad you like them! 😀

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