It’s her, my oldest friend besides my sister. We text often, anything happens–anything funny, anything weird, anything on our minds. Well, this text came a few weeks ago. Barbel is my old barbie doll from when we were kids. Oh, the light bulb mishap, of course. The shade had come off the lamp and somehow
Pam told me she thought she saw me in a photo on the local newspaper’s website, in a picture of the crowd at the State Fair. The date is August 24, 2017. I do not believe I was at the fair that year. That definitely looks like me– the hair, the little squinty expression, the
That happened this week. Also St. Patrick’s Day and the leprechauns. For the first time ever the candy was left in a bowl on the cupboard, not thrown around, and this was the note. It’s been rain off and on all day, which is sweet and lovely compared to snow. Don’t have to shovel it,
Happy Birthday to the sweetest dog. We do love you, Love, Grandma and Grandpa and Everybody
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These are Renee’s birds, Basil and Dill. I love them, how delicate and tame they are. She said they never call them by their names, call them, “Little shits” instead. I can’t believe the dog and cats don’t gobble them up, but no. They don’t. And here’s the progress on the back of the
So we were working on this today, getting the back of the garage ready to paint. Last time we did this was in 1997. The city sent us a citation about the back of the garage. I had a three month old baby and was sure they were completely insane. But we had a lot
Supper meal, provided by Applebees. All good. You, our best buddy. We could not love you more. Thanks for being ours. Happy Birthday, love, Mom and Dad and Everybody
It was a birthday wish of his to have his uncles over to play basketball on their basketball court. They moved into the house last year just as pandemic hit, so first it was Stay At Home orders, and you all know how the year has gone. But it was warm and it was a
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There was a sleep over last night, Spaghetti Os at midnight with the aunts, so much laughing in the family room. Today a bonfire and cake, a warm and windy spring day. Then this little girl snagged herself her OWN sleepover. She’s asleep in the living room right now, on the air mattress, just as
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Happy Birthday to the FIRST one, our precious William. It’s been nothing but a pleasure these past fifteen years, watching you grow from a funny little squirrel into a beautiful young man. We love you like crazy, Love, Grandma and Grandpa and Everybody
