flying child
I do love this picture of t.c. It captures something essential about the person he is. That’s his mother in the green sundress, observing. Oh, my goodness, t.c., you flying boy. love, Grandma
August 2010
b.g. is ONE
Here’s the note I sent my friends the morning he was born: “The baby was born at 2:32 am! Dan called at 3 am and said to come at 5, so we went to the store and bought flowers and balloons and cookies and were there by 5:10. Alicia had a fast, straight forward labor
the first girl
heidi and newborn julia The first baby girl was Heidi. She was born a couple hours after everyone went home from Dan’s fourth birthday party. She was the smallest of all our babies, a little tiny jaundiced peanut. But she grew. I wrote this back when she finished high school– “My oldest daughter, Heidi, and
thirty
at two at eighteen Yes. Thirty today. Him. He’s Dan, the second child. John’s the first child, and his birthday was back in June, ended up all wrapped into the graduation party, which often happens–that, or a wedding, or something. john and dad But in August, life gets a little slower. When Dan was born,
a strangely popular toy
This is some Barbie contraption we’ve had for years. It’s this flip thing and swatches of fabric. See how she’s putting it the fabric across there? Then flip the top down and voila. Other swatches make other outfits. This toy is not just used by the girls. The boys, even big teenage boys create outfits
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if you had a unibrow?
Okay, this is an actual question Kari asked me last night: “Would you love me if I had a purple unibrow?” ??? “Well, considering I loved when you when you had no teeth and pooped your pants? I’d say yes.” There was some laughing, and she said, “I’m working on growing a beard!” James: “Good
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an easy weekend
The kids brought friends to the lake, and also our niece. The weather was beautiful. It was a very good time. Others will be at the lake in the weeks to come, but we won’t be back for a month or more, so glad we made it there one more time in August. swimming–-that basketball
there’s an upstairs? woo hoo!
b.g. has never been upstairs before Maria took him up there today. He LOVED it up there. His eyes were huge, darting around at all the stuff to get into. I gotta get dooooowwwn! Let me at this Barbie house! I love this house! Oh yeah, he’s going to be a lot of help with
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oh dear
Oh dear. I have a real estate deal crumbling around the edges, so frustrating and upsetting. The outcome is unknown at this time. And our accounts receivable continues to climb, as does our own pile of bills, which will eventually be due. Nobody’s paying. Oh, ouch, ouch, ouch. So I’ve defaulted into stress mode and
a sweet birthday
Last night t.c. slept over, in celebration of Tim’s birthday. We had a quiet night last night, and a very fun day today–lots of legos, a lot of fun. I took them grocery shopping this afternoon to get a few things for supper. The store has these horrible little carts that say, “Shopper in Training.”