cousins week
The first day the baby did not get a nap. I asked him if he wanted to take a nap, and he said no. So I called Dan and we discussed it, and he said to just put him in the pack and play, shut the door and he’d sleep. So I found […]
May 2013
things I will miss
When they grow up, I will miss stuff like this. Julia brought those big letter cut outs she made and instructed me where they were to be placed–right above our bed. I see this in real estate all the time. People decorate with their children’s names on the wall. It’s nice, but we’ve never done
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memorial day sunday
They all made a trip to visit Jay’s parents. The kids staged this fight in the car. Bored. Lydia brought the camera to take pictures, “So you can feel like you were there.” She took pictures of all the food. It looks like I missed out on a feast. That’s a pan of cheesy potatoes
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the end of the week
It wound down quietly. On Tuesday night while I was working, there was t.c. on the phone, “Gramma, can you come to my program?” Dannell did mention this a few weeks ago, but it was lost in the sea of details around here I said, “When is it? “Tomorrow.” “What time?” “Nine o’clock.” “I will
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cleaning up branches and making salsa
A lot of branches came off the pine trees, probably in those last heavy snowstorms a few weeks ago. Okay, this is a sight I didn’t want to see: Him, way up in a tree. He’s trying to figure out how to get a branch down that’s hung up on other branches. Nobody wants that
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dock time, 2013
They hauled all the tools and crap over with the tractor, saved a few trips. Julia wanted to test the water. The results: Very, very cold. Is it straight? Is it level? Why is this thing so flippin’ heavy? Of course, a helpful canine joins in. She hurt her tail yesterday at some point. They
spring at the lake
It looks terrible, where the snowplow tears up the sod, but a little raking brings it around. They played video games by the hour. We have a really old Family Feud video game from the 1990s. That one is funny to play because it requires everyone cast their memory back that far. Who were sports
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surprises
They surprised me with flowers this morning. And this surprise was on my desk when I came wandering home from working late last night. I wonder what the demonstrated civic leadership was? Not even sure what that means exactly. When we were home from errands they were gone in bathing suits before lunch was
nice and warm
Alicia brought little desserts like these on Monday, and they liked them so much they made their own. It’s just little sponge cakes from a package with cool whip and berries, but they love them SO MUCH. I asked her, “How are you? Is that good?” Her answer: “I happy.” After lunch we planted flowers.