In my room there is an 8x10 framed picture of each child of when they were 4 years old.  This way each night as I go to bed and see the oh-so-sweet faces in the pictures, no matter how difficult the kids have been, I seem to get an extra dose of patience.    Granted they are only 10, 8 and 5.  I wonder if this approach will still work when they are older...
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| Erik age 4. This photo has gotten him out of trouble a number of times!
 (Thank you Holly H. for taking it.)
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Here are some more recent photos that also make me happy:
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| My dad and Erik made this bike ramp out of scrap lumber. | 
  
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| Go Mae! | 
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| Halloween Witch | 
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| Halloween Cat | 
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| Navy Seal with nerf gun. | 
  
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| My girls. |