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Rika
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Well, Mom and Dad left last night. I know that they had to go. I know that it was important and all that. But that doesn't make it any easier on all of us. At least they hadn't left for more than a night in over a decade. And Mom hadn't accompanied Dad on those trips, so she has always been there for us since the little ones were born. Not that the Z's were little anymore. They were ten going on eleven. Man, time sure does pass before you know it.