It was John’s idea to go today, maybe check out some options for the dock at the cabin. t.c. posed for us by that big monkey-looking dude, but he was more aware of the statue on the other side. Here’s a picture from the musical program yesterday. He sang great, all the kids did. The program was […]
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There he is, the one in the aqua shirt. He looks normal. Well today he came racing into the house on a mission. Little Jay’s car needs tires and he was all about that. I tried to show him the time and directions to the kids’ swimming lessons tonight and he barely glanced up. Okay
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Sam, as usual, inserting herself right in the middle. So helpful. Dan called last night while I was working, left a voice mail, and when I listened to it, I could hear the aggravation in his voice: the aggravation of parents with no daycare on twelve hours notice. “Yes, I can watch them.” I wanted
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Okay, so this morning, I wandered upstairs while everyone was still sleeping, and found this note on the bathroom door. Whaaaat? Okay this: Julia has a subscription to a fan magazine, a birthday gift years in a row from my sister Pam and her family–truly a spectacular gift. But they have way too many posters
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These are her socks. She doesn’t leave on socks for more than a minute–then they go flying to wherever. Even -15 F, no socks. Christmas Eve she wouldn’t put her socks back on to come up from the playroom to the church service, marched up all the stairs and over the icy tile in her bare feet. Very
Here you are with your enormous pile of gifts. ( Aeropostale is closing the location near us and everything there was so inexpensive, I bought a whole heap.) Your enthusiasm about this random mountain of clothes made me so happy. Here’s a picture I love. I peeked in the doorway and saw my dad helping you
This weekend it will be 25 below. What? It was so cold there was a power failure in the suburb where the kids’ swimming lessons were supposed to start tonight. Four thousand people don’t have power, including the swimming school. No power usually = no heat. That’s not right. It’s all kinds of wrong. That’s
You were as pretty a baby as there ever was, just like a big, fancy doll. Here are a couple pictures from those months when we babysat you both. Oh my goodness. And now, you so big, Mr. Luminous, talking and telling jokes, jumping high in the air, telling stories. photo by Lisa K Awww,
