sleepover girls
Kirsten’s staying with us for a couple weeks, and her bed is pretty inviting for movie watching. We watched Four Christmases, pretty funny. And this insane nightlight was a gift, ei-yi-yi. Okay, good night. love, Val
December 2015
family party, part 2, 2015
Dannell is brave–she’s pretty much always willing to play a board game with kids. I don’t know how she does it, but she has since she was a kid, and she’s good at it. She keeps them on a right path with the rules. They’re shifty, but she’s alert. After it had been snowing off
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family party, part 1, 2015
They arrived ready to party. Heidi had the idea that while they were all dressed up and still in good moods, we should get a picture of them all. It was a little tricky, but good enough. As soon as she got here, p.j. found me to ask about presents. Usually we eat first–there was
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christmas day, 2015
Mark and Barb hosted, same as they have for years now. A feast, easy-going company, gifts for the kids–peaceful day. Thank you for doing this again. Everyone loves being here. With lots of love, Val
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christmas morning, 2015
This is not a morning crowd, and a virus has been running through the house. But by 10 am everyone was ready to see what Santa brought. Lovely morning. Love, MOM
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babysitting at not-the-flophouse-motel
It’s the week before Christmas and kids have had colds and the energy is super-duper high. We went across town and watched these guys on Saturday night. That’s my grandma’s old couch. I hear it’s excellent for napping. No, I don’t know why he’s wearing a tin foil hat. And she decided her grandpa was
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christmas programs
The programs were sweet, the kids sang and managed their way through, so cute. Cookies were eaten, juice was consumed. love, Val
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12/14/15
The gang was here today and they played and made a huge mess, but that was fine. Then I was looking for the baby’s shoe at the end of the afternoon, so it seemed pretty obvious the way to find the shoe was to clean up the mess. I picked up toys, knelt down and