{"id":2114,"date":"2017-02-16T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cuppacoldwater.wordpress.com\/?p=2114"},"modified":"2017-04-04T16:35:52","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T20:35:52","slug":"weston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=2114","title":{"rendered":"Weston Michael"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Weston was the first nephew on both sides, and the day he was born, his Coates and Troyer aunts and uncles spent the day painting a room and anxiously waiting for the phone to ring. Boy, was there ever celebrating in that room when I answered the phone and relayed the news. A few weeks later when his uncle Isaac beat us all to Heaven, his delightful baby cuddliness was exactly what we all needed as we tried to process the tragedy. <\/span><\/p>\n

He just turned nine a few days ago (!!) and has grown into a lean and active kid, equal parts enthusiastic about a hard game of soccer, or about burying his nose in a book for hours. He can way outrun me, but I think I can still outread him, for now. He also helped me recently when I was organizing my closet by asking me to evaluate which of my clothes brought me joy, according to the popular author Marie Kondo. I love having a nephew that is old enough to discuss life and exchange literature with.<\/p>\n

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Weston was the first nephew on both sides, and the day he was born, his Coates and Troyer aunts and uncles spent the day painting a room and anxiously waiting for the phone to ring. Boy, was there ever celebrating in that room when I answered the phone and relayed the news. A few weeks later when his uncle Isaac beat us all to Heaven, his delightful baby cuddliness was exactly what we all needed as we tried to process…<\/p>\n

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