I thought that on my dad’s 80th birthday it would be appropriate to talk about the greatest dad in the world.
Then I thought, “No I should write about the best public relations guy in Sacramento.
I thought briefly that I’d spend some time discussing one of the shrewdest businessmen I know.

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We’ve been haunting our driveway and front and back yards on and off since 1995, but 2012 was the second year that all the neighbors and a bunch of friends chipped in to help. It’s also the second time we charged an entry donation of two cans of food for the Elk Grove Food Bank. Though we thought (and have said) that 2011 was the peak of this event, (“How could we possibly top that?”) I believe we topped it this year. We raised more than a ton of…

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Patrick: “Daddy, is Scandinavia a real place?” Me: “Yes it is.” Patrick: “What kind of stuff comes from Scandinavia?” Me: “The most beautiful women in the world.” Patrick two minutes later: “Daddy, did mommy come from Scandinavia?” Me: “Yes she did son. Yes she did.”

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Something’s up… It’s April Fools Day and the day is nearly over and no one has even made a feeble attempt to pass off a gag or practical joke. I don’t trust my family. Just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not planning something.

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Okay, really, why don’t the kids get up this easily on school days? For most of us it was the excitement of hitting Universal Studios for the day, but for Patrick it seemed it was the pancake machine in the hotel lobby.

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On any other day, you can’t get the kids up and moving to save your life, but this morning at 3:30 am, Patrick sprang out of bed and even the normally slow-to-rise Emily was up with a minimal amount of cajoling. They were excited beyond belief.

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Now there’s an easy way to add a post to McClellandfamily.com: Sara and Wes hand out the birth announcements for their new baby boy, Hunter, and I scan it and slap it up. Hunter William Norman tipped the scales at 8 lbs, 8 oz. and 21 inches. He was born on February 8th, 2011 making Lisa and I great aunts and uncles for the second time and making Les a great-grandparent also for the second time. At his little brothers baptism on March 6th, Wyatt, 2, loved showing off his new bro and never missed a chance to cuddle him or kiss him.

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