Yeah, she’s still getting watched, and that’s for the best. She’s been a little angel the whole day. This is pretty nice after yesterday. We did errands with p.j. along and Julia helped. Later we grocery shopped and she picked out a gift for her cousin. It was a good thing in the end, getting […]
My sister called tonight, asked how the kids were. “Appalling.” “Whaat? Those kids are not.” “You asked. I ‘m telling you the truth.” Today I had two handsome police officers on my front steps. Apparently someone from our home called 911. Nooo. Nobody called. There’s no emergency. I offered for them to come in and
something from ten years ago: We made it through the winter! It was long and dark with deep cold and snow, but finally spring is here. The Mississippi is overflowing its banks in the city right now. Yesterday, stuck on a bridge in traffic we could see way down the river, our view unobstructed by
There was the usual pancake breakfast and Easter egg hunt at church. Early, we were pulled aside and asked if we’d help take down the tables and stack the chairs afterward. The guy said, “We could use your helpers.” Sure, plus tall boys are good for stacking chairs. It made me chuckle a little. All
It is. And yet it was fine in the house. We have lights and heat. Little Jay and James went back to college to visit friends. Maria’s at a movie with a friend. Lydia’s a quiet as a cat. It’s just these giddy people–in the dirt in socks, driving people nuts with their laughing and
The first communions were at two different churches across town from each other, but we met up for one shared reception afterward. Their lively suburban church had a reenactment of The Last Supper, and t.c. was so excited he yanked on Dannell and asked, “Is that JESUS!? How can he be up there and in
We started watching p.j. this week, and it’s gone well, and life’s changing again. We’ll get good at it, find our stride. keeping a baby happy is a tough job all right It’s been a very sweet couple of days. Today we also had b.g. and that was the real test. here are the babies
Her, yep. The nicest woman in the world had a birthday this weekend. This party started because I asked her what she was doing on her birthday, and pretty soon it mushroomed, as these parties will do. If we get together we should include my siblings, who must include their kids because the kids live
Okay, this morning he had nothing scheduled, so he got up and took Maria to school. Then he went on a three mile walk. Then he went grocery shopping. Then he made a vegetable pizza for the party tonight. He did all this before I even got out of bed. (At 10:30. Heidi called and
Tonight we tackled that hell-hole. Jay’s been working on Tim’s room, so he’s been relocated to the guest room where Joe and Heidi lived this winter. Wheee. You can imagine. There’s a thing called The Gray Layer. It lives in nooks and crannies, under couch cushions. You know it when you see it. It’s Barbie
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