and their dads– These quick weekend pictures of Julia and her dad caught me tonight. This is me and MY dad, Pam in my lap, back in 1963. Here’s Kirby in 1987. And Heidi in 1988. My mom and her dad in 1943. I have no particular point here, and yet I do. It’s easy […]
t.c., m.c., and john This trip extended only to the dock. Last year we didn’t even buy a fishing license. There was no fishing. But this year we got it done. Joe helped the guys fry fish for supper last night. He knows how to cook it just right, crisp, light, tender, delicious. Sam was
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We spent Memorial Day weekend together, the whole fam. This is about the time in a year we have a sleepover with everyone there, and I enjoy it, all their faces at breakfast, the goofing around and dumbness, the amazing mess, the things that go right and go wrong, the kids who act up, the
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Okay, b.g.’s parents want him to take a nap when he’s here. It’s a good idea, true. I personally don’t care whether he sleeps or not, but when he doesn’t, he runs the risk of becoming a wretch, and we’ve seen that a few times, and wouldn’t wish it on any baby or his parents.
They asked if they could use the hose on the patio to clean out the toy box. Yeah, that’s fine. Don’t make a mud mess though. So a few minutes later, Kirsten and I looked over and they had little lawn chairs and their feet in the toy box. Whaaat? We yelled over to them
It’s John. At the end of Saturday evening, there they were wanting wagon rides. Anything to stall baths, right? A few years ago, my dad gave John this little old tractor and a new trailer for use at the lake. The riders–t.c. is going to be driving. John’s trying to start the thing behind his
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Sophie hates thunder, thinks James is going to protect her. Gotta get a picture of the monkey pajamas. Here’s the usual crew at breakfast. The play-doh was mostly still good, even after the winter. Dannell and Tim are discussing one-card poker. Examining all the junk. Yep, it’s the same. So here we’ve got your video
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Little Jay applied for a job, and they want him to come back Monday. Because the job may involve some driving, they want him to do a background check and drug screen. He’s fine with that. He’s boring. b.g. doesn’t find him boring. Well, Tim heard this about Jay having to pee in a cup.
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I’m going through photos for a project for my parents 50th anniversary this summer. Click-a da mouse, click-a da mouse, on and on and on, file after file. But along the way I’ve run across some pictures I didn’t remember, ones that were fun. Here are a couple pictures from 2006, kids engaged in a
