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Terrell Johnson
Oct 05, 2023
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This past weekend, we had a birthday party in our backyard for my son, who just turned ten. It was Halloween-themed — he loves Halloween — with skeletons and even a few of the giant Home Depot animatronic characters perched here and there around our yard.

And, we invited somewhere in the neighborhood of forty kids to come to his party. Yes, you read that…

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