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We are back from a week in Texas, guests of my brother and his family. Ron, his wife Lana, their daughter Emily, and Emily's son Adan live in Bedford, one of the 'mid-cities' between Dallas and Ft Worth. They were excellent hosts; and it was particularly great seeing my great-nephew, now two years old and quite possibly the loudest screecher on the face of the planet. Unusually, all four of Ron's children were there (I can't say "Ron and Lana's" because some of them are from Ron's first marriage), so we had a big cookout with Patrick, Preston, Lisa, and - of course - Emily.

Ron and Lana have a pool, where Katie spent as much time as possible. From being a passable-if-tentative swimmer she went to jumping off the diving board and racing across the pool. This happifies me.

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