We found this on the front step in the morning. It’s a plastic ball Jay and the neighbor goof around with, put it in odd places in each others yard. This morning it turned up attached to a turkey cut out and a bag of Hershey’s Kisses. That’s pretty nice. Here we’re working on the […]
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Not these two. They were pretty much no help, just sat there and smirked. I have some truly goofy Thanksgiving decorations, but I like them. Here’s Maria arranging the flowers. After she got done, she announced they looked like shit. What? Do not tell me $40 worth of fresh cut flowers look like shit.
Lydia, aka Kari made this calendar last winter after Christmas. It took her hours and hours, forming the grids for the dates with a ruler, decorating it. It’s been a fun little thing on the dresser all year. I overlooked flipping it to November though, but I did it this morning. And then I laughed
It was today, t.c.’s first communion. There he is, that tiny little head over to the right side. That’s my parents. Here he is, all communion-ized. Below are the attempts at getting a family picture of them all. Dannell had on that beautiful dress I love. It fits perfectly, plus cute shoes. m.c. looks like
This is James, so laid back his calmness is sometimes kind of is puzzling for the rest of us. Well, today he went to the grand and glorious Mall of America, and his Dad and I had plans to meet friends downtown for dinner, and his dad told him, all fine. Just be home by
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This picture was taken by Heidi’s friend Ashley after they ran a half marathon. Can you imagine? I’m still a little in awe. Okay, so we’re trapping mice in this old house. It’s fall and there’s a big field behind the house, plus the kitchen has a dirt crawl space under it. Mice. It happens
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Okay, so this goes back a ways. The five oldest children all have lovely Christmas stockings. I painstakingly did counted cross for each of them. Kirsten’s stocking is trimmed in handmade lace my dad’s mom crocheted. Heidi’s has little pockets. John’s has a checkered back on it and I embroidered his whole name:
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On Friday, Dannell and I exchanged texts about when we could get together. After she texted me the Friday schedule, my only response was, “Wow.” Poor Dannell, she texted back, “What do you mean by, “Wow?” Nothing except a befuddled feeling, like Wow. What could possibly work here? So I proposed to her that me
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Dan and b.g. came with us, which was nice. Dan’s good company all the time, and b.g. was funny and happy and sweet. Jay’s mom has always been an amazing good cook. The meal was so delicious, and we had a great time. Here are some kids taking it easy in the living room. She’s
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That’s a big, giant meatloaf above. Here are the people who agreed to come over and eat it on a cold Tuesday night. If they could not come tonight, then I wouldn’t see these babies until who knows when, and that’s just too darn long. Dan and Alicia had mercy on me and indulged this
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