<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Sithy Things]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[LC Aggie Sith]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com/author/aggiesprite/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Flowing Like a&nbsp;River]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>I woke up in tears today. My baby is growing up way too fast for my liking. Today she celebrates her 12th birthday. That&#8217;s in calendar years. If we were going by attitude and experience, she would be 40.</p>
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<p>I&#8217;m also crying because I had forgotten that Eldest and Son would be going on an ROTC trip. So I shall be handling footie massages and facials and manicures for a bunch of squealing girls on my own. But it&#8217;s her day, and Little One is sure pulling her weight around the house, so I can&#8217;t complain <em>too</em> much.</p>
<p>Time flows like a river, as do tears of joy 🙂</p>
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