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Our Thanksgiving week is off to a relatively peaceful start.

My 7-year-old is quietly dressing baby dolls.  I guess she's getting into practice for when her twin sisters arrive sometime next month!

My almost 6-year-old son is twisting a chocolate-scented bear wearing a baby dress on the wheel of my toddler's tricycle, which is lying on its side.  Then off he rushes to  help his older sister dress dolls and stuffed animals.

My 20-month-old daughter is seated at the table, with a Thanksgiving coloring page in front of her.   Only one crayon (of the 8 she started with) remains, as the others have fallen to the floor - wait, it's gone now too, and she's on the floor.  The table is still littered with crayon wrappers she's practiced peeling off the crayons.  I've watched her trying to put the crayons into her ears and nose so far - thankfully they're the "so big" ones and won't fit into those places.  Unfortunately they do still fit in her mouth (ick!), but at least they're non-toxic, and she readily complies when Mommy tells her not to put them there.

My two unborn little girls are due to come out in 3-6 weeks, depending on how they grow.  The smaller one is lying crossways down low and "thumping" me with her legs periodically.  The slightly larger one (both are about 4 lbs) lies atop her sister and is moving a bit as well, as we all listen to Phil Collins music from the computer.

I'm looking forward to (and praying silently for) a relatively peaceful day here, as I consider all the things that need to get done and gaze at the steadily falling rain on this cool Georgia morning.