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I was surfing the Chicago Sun Times online today to read an excellent op-ed by Mark Steyn about the VA Tech massacre. Although Steyn's articles are published in the Chicago Sun Times, he hails from northern New Hampshire. Small world.

As I looked near the top of the page I loved how they summarized Chicago area weather: "BLAH". I can relate! After being gorgeous yesterday when I was in the office, today definitely ranked as "blah". Cloudy, chilly, with drizzle. I felt bad for the kids who would be forced to celebrate Abby's birthday completely indoors. I also felt bad for the guys who assembled our shed in the damp, dreary conditions.

Nevertheless I took Abigail and three of her friends to see Meet the Robinsons at Chunky's Cinema Pub in Nashua. While Abby and I had already seen it, it was the most kid friendly movie showing and good enough to see a second time. As is common in seeing a film a second time, I picked up on things I hadn't noticed the first time around. When we got home, Abby opened presents and shared in cake and ice cream.

Later in the evening Michelle the kids and I watched Night at the Museum. While I'm not usually the biggest Ben Stiller fan, I enjoyed this film. I think it helped that he had some other pretty big names supporting the film: Mickey Rooney, Dick Van Dyke, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams.

While watching the film I worked on a photo album with pictures from Easter and Abby's birthday. Oh, and a quick picture of our new shed! Here's hoping towards regaining some garage space.