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2 weeks of taking care of the boys (Anindita is in India) and we managed to do a Silicon Valley getaway - 4 hours to skiing! It also happened to be Rikki's 9th birthday ! So the gloves are off!
Spooky - when we returned from Bear Valley and parked the car, Rikki was 9 (having been born in 3-99) and the trip meter said 399 miles!!