Yesterday in line at the second hand shop, Kari came running at the last minute with a little dalmatian puppy figurine, and as she rounded the corner it slipped out of her hands and hit the tile. She looked horrified. Two legs broke off, not quite shattered, but in a number of pieces. She gathered […]
a pretty nice grandma Read More »
The week was kind of like this–a little giddy, a little silly. We had a really good time. Yesterday she and Kari made lasagna and the big kids came for supper, and also the little guys. t.c. was pretty impressed by the bowl with the green hand. Tonight at bedtime, she kissed all the kids
A chain saw sculpture of Sponge Bob: And a very short boat ride. See those clouds? love, Val
But at least we’re not flooded like the southern part of the state is. The highlight of the day was a trip to……TARGET. Oh my gosh, the thrills continue… It’s all good though, plenty of laughing, lots of easy going quiet. We watched a cheesy movie that’s been in the cabinet for years called Two
rain and drab that does not end Read More »
This woman is arriving on a plane! We met on a mom’s email list a long time ago, and the first time she brought her babies and came to visit us, people were worried. “You met ‘er on the Inner net? That’s dangerous.” Because we’re both very dangerous. A couple years later, we drove out
This is the one. Believe it or not, this is the first time we’ve ever spent time alone together. For two days, he got to come to Grandma’s all by himself. He’s a bit tiny and quiet with a smile that shows both the bottom and top teeth, and gorgeous curly eyelashes. In the space
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It was a pretty quiet weekend at the lake. Thursday night at bedtime, the kids were begging for this guy. His parents are high school friends of John and Dan, and they’re good natured. Even though it was almost ten at night, I called, and they said sure he could come with us. Now do
a september weekend Read More »
Okay, I’d not heard this story from Labor Day weekend. We spent the weekend with my parents at their place in Wisconsin, and had a great time. My dad told this story to my sister, and she told it to me, and I laughed until I had to dry my eyes. I don’t know why
tuning in that signal Read More »
Yep. It’s him. I guess people who do this just DO this, and nobody knows why. But he’s one of them. The first time he did it and made me laugh was back before we were even married. He was talking about someone with a special accomplishment and said it was a “plum in his
Okay, so this is a plastic container that once held cheese puffs. Heidi and Kirsten had it for their party last weekend, and didn’t want the rest of them, so they left this half full container of cheese puffs for the kids here. They’ve been eating them and the container was in the family room
