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August 3, 2002

Madison and Helena live across the street from us. I am guessing they are about 7 and 10 years old. I have officially met them once and they will now wave when I go by, but I haven't really ever talked to them. They both are very shy and would run away and hide at the site of either Shane or I when we first moved here. According to their mother, our driveway is their favorite place to play. Maybe it's because they don't have a driveway of their own. Our bathroom window looks out onto the street and I often stop for a mintue to watch them play. Watching them makes me wish I had a sister. It also makes me wish I was ten again. They draw with side walk chalk, swing each other on the hammock, they sneak over and pick flowers from my yard, looking around to make sure no one is watching them. I always stop to take a peak at what they are doing if I hear them outside. They are such happy, content little girls, running around in there bathing suits all day long, with nothing to worry about but what they will play next. My favorite thing is that every week night when their dad gets home from work at about 5:30, he honks the horn of his El Camino and the two girls come running out. They jump in the back and he drives to the end of the street at high speeds, then backs his El Camino in front of their house. The girls love it. I think their dad loves it too. It makes me smile every evening as I hear the honk and the screech of his tires. Soon, they will grow up. The dad will stop honking and the girls will stop running, but for now, I think it is the highlight of their day and I love that I get to watch it from my bathroom window.

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