This was taken at the lake this weekend. These were taken in the city while we were driving home last night. The clouds were so intense as we were driving near Dan and Alicia’s neighborhood I texted Alicia to look at the clouds–quick, before the sun was totally down. Alicia texted me back, and I […]
Was spent at the lake in the rain, worked hard to keep this baby under control. Not. This is the baby who runs us around. She’s helping with dishes here. After a little while she tried to drink the dishwater, which Grandpa did not allow. James made it up to the lake, which was a
It’s your birthday in 45 minutes. Even though you said yourself you need nothing, Maria and I bought you a few gifts last night and I wrapped them up to send with her in the morning, where she mentioned tomorrow is the birthday for several of your co-workers. Weird. But that’s okay. Who knew? Tonight
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Julia made this eclipse viewer out of a fruit snacks box and tin foil. She googled how to do this. It actually worked. The eclipse was seen inside this box. And then the clouds came out and that was the end of it. Love, Val
Alicia’s parents bought the cabin next to John and Dannell’s so we’ve been having a fun summer. We loved the neighbors who were there before and miss them. They were just lovely. But this has been a good answer to that–them having sold the cabin to Mike and Theresa. So Alicia’s mom brought over a
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We had cake when we got back. And that’s the end of that, Tim. I hope fifteen is a great year. We love you so very much. Love, Mom and Dad and Everybody
For Tim’s birthday celebration took the gang to ride go-carts. It was pretty fun. There’s Tim: We took over the course, and at some point a young couple showed up also. As they were leaving, they commented, “It’s crazy out there.” I just nodded, but I thought, “Excuse me? Those are my kids.” They have
Lunch on the shore: The diving dock Alicia’s parents added to the shoreline: It was a very popular attraction. There was the usual tubing. Few photos were taken this weekend. My camera lost the button for snapping pictures. The island: Tim’s birthday, more to come: Love, Val, aka MOM
These girls filled Elin’s kennel with doll clothes, a foot deep. Elin doesn’t really care about this, sleeps in the kennel when she wants to and most times overnight or when we are gone for more than an hour or two, just because she’s young and unpredictable. So are they. Predictably unpredictable. We made our
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Kirsten takes photos at the beach, and I love them. We were there a year ago, and the beaches are amazing. See you in a couple weeks, Kirby! Love, Mom and Dad and Everybody
