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I haven't had a strange gutter guy come to our house but I did have a strange rodent guy so maybe there's a type...

Love Jason Reynolds so I'm excited to watch the videos.

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Haha, oh my goodness! Maybe there is a gutter and rodent guy club -- where they chat about horrible ways to creep people out into giving them money. Strange tactic ;)

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We had a strange gutter guy come to our house once too! Maybe this attitude is a prerequisite for gutter guys haha.

Lovely, inspiring post as always!!!

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Oh my gosh, you did?!?! The gutter guy attitude haha -- must be part of their training

Thank you, Kayla!

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Gutter Guy is creepy! But Jason Reynolds is NOT—what an inspiration. Now I'm "itching with possibility." Thanks for this!

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Right? I couldn't believe my ears. It was hilarious and strange.

I actually thought of you as I relistened to the "For Every One" video -- your changing path and dreams and challenges and hopes and joys. So exciting! Cheering you on :)

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Lovely post, Rachel 💪… I’m inspired to tell gutter guys to get lost, write amazing stories for kids, and that it’s never too late to take up crochet 😂. Perfect.

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Thank you, Jacob! Hahaha, can't wait for your upcoming "So I'm now addicted to crochet" post ;)

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Looking forward to the Jason Reynolds videos, but I'm jealous you got to hang out with Martha! She's one of my favorite people.

Also...the gutter guy? OMG!

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Oh my goodness, so glad you know Martha. She is such a gem!

And right? Can you imagine saying that to someone as you are trying to make a sale? haha

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I don't know Martha well, but I know her a bit from the Seattle SCBWI. Of course I've read most of her books. She is a wonderful person. We need more like Martha, and less like the gutter salesman.

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Agreed :)

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I love this post and can’t wait to check out all the Jason Reynolds videos!!

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Aww thank you, Angela! I can't wait for you to watch them either -- so so good.

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