Today was the day! It was awesome. John and Dannell treated all the kids to this party at Build a Bear, where they all (drumroll) built bears! Here’s the rack of amazing outfits. That’s Dan in the distance, keeping track of his adventurous kid. Here’s the lady explaining how the bears are filled with stuffing. […]
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Okay, Tim’s room had to be cleaned. The closet was tumbled and strange. There were many issues. This guy loved bouncing on the bed, thinking up nefarious ideas. Oh my gosh, it was an ordeal. We did this room over last June. Why am I whining now, six months later because it requires attention again?
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This is something from Maria’s friend, Heather. She’s a very tender, understated person, who creates videos that are both funny and beautiful. Enjoy, enjoy. 2011 is almost over and it’s been okay. 2012 may be pretty wonderful. We hope so. love, Val
Maria told me a certain kind of soap, made by a company called Soap and Glory, smells like Lori. She was ten when Lori died, so I trust her memory. I ordered a bottle of bath gel, and it arrived today. I washed my hands with it, and she was right. I stood there in
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The science kit came out tonight. He went nuts with it. It’s vinegar and baking soda in the little tube. The reaction is what launches the rocket. They assembled this funny mobile of the solar system too. I don’t think it’s to scale. They launched it numerous times, trying to get the balance of vinegar
Our niece has a beautiful new baby– A fun day, lots of cousin time. love always, Val
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This is our niece’s child. Oh my goodness. love, Val
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It was. Church was as beautiful as ever. Even though there was a bit of a squirrel-fest in our row at times, it was lovely. The pastor talked about unintended consequences, and how a census requirement in the Roman Empire led to a chain of miraculous events. And he talked about how we don’t have
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Aww, it was the usual family party. Here they are frosting cupcakes for Baby Jesus. I don’t see enough of this child, and tonight I hugged and kissed him a couple times, told him how much I love him. I teased him about Mexico: “Me and you can go there, and swim in the
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