February 2015

a new day

 Moving on from a horseshit weekend into a better week.   Julia has discovered the fireplace and the candles in it.  This candle holder is something from when Lori sold candles back in the day.   We haven’t used it much for years, mostly because ground-level candles aren’t safe with little children. She vacuumed all

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what?

This is a picture Alicia took at the birthday party on Saturday.  That’s my sister and me talking, and Julia in  a hug.   As we were standing together, Jule tilted up her chin and told me, “I froze a latex glove full of water in the freezer.” Whaaat? Why are you telling me this?

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oh, laughing

I came across this on Instagram tonight.  That’s p.j. in the middle, her dad on the right, his little brother–her uncle on the left. (The uncle has been Jay’s trusty plumbing side-kick the last few weeks.  Jay wishes he had enough work to keep him helping every day.  He’s wiry and capable, has a good

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