I got a new rug for the floor and Malaren wanted to show it off. Looks dandy in person.

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After the novelty of the new rug was gone, Mal decided she wanted to go play with
her feet, outside, and run around a little.

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At first, she started climbing the new fence.
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Then she found some of the new boards I bought for making shelves. She immediately did
her best Nadia Comaneci.

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Olympic Judges Score: 9.9, 9.8, 10.0, 10.0, 8.7 -- oh, those Japanese!
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Then she realized she didn't have to keep the boards in one place.
Or on the ground.
And this is when is all went terribly wrong...

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Yes, she placed one end on the porch and had some fun with the boards.

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She did pretty good.

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Then she found she could bounce on the boards, and get some "spring" off them.

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At first, she jumped up to the railing of the porch.

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Then it was obvious to her that she could go anywhere. Is she great, folks!?!

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Ta-Da!

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By the way, here's the real Nadia Comaneci today.

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