Testing, testing..

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 Hi everyone,

When I first set up the blog, I customized an address for our blog. I also just edited the settings to show our names when we post now :)  

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  1. Peter S.February 22, 2024 at 9:52 AM

    Thank you for setting up the names! That should make it a lot easier to tell who posted what. Thank you for setting up the blog as well! This is my first time doing any kind of blog, so I appreciate you taking the initiative.

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