We went to Mark and Barbs, haven’t been there in a couple years due to the pandemic. Nothing has changed and it was as much fun as ever. Jay’s parents have this cozy place in the lower level and it is a comfortable place to stay for the winter. The Saran Wrap game was a […]
This tradition is somewhat new, though it has probably been five years. The kids are grown, but Santa is still fun, though not first thing in the morning. So while the dishwasher is being loaded and everyone changes into pajamas, Santa arrives, and we celebrate with gifts before bed. I love it. This year did
Last week we worked on getting ready for the Christmas Eve party. These guys were here one day for a little while. Put the decorations in the bathroom because, you know. If you’ve got them, why not? He cooked so many meatballs, and they were delicious. That’s what his shirt said, but I question this.
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You two: From a birthday long ago: From last spring: You are nothing but patient and kind, and we wish you the happiest birthday ever. Happy birthday, beautiful girl Love, Val and Jay and Everybody
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We were asked to babysit so they could do some Christmas shopping. There were six of us here, all adults. Seemed like we could handle it. We kept him under control. Just kidding. He’s pretty docile. We all cuddled him, and he liked looking at toys. Kai read him a book, and he liked it.
We drove out to Wisconsin on Saturday. It was a beautiful drive. And we saw these sweet people: And these: Saturdays don’t come any better. Love, Val
It started out early Monday morning with the second graders leading the prayer service at their school. That’s her in the middle, reading. Then the Christmas story in her classroom. She was a narrator, did a great job. Her class has only thirteen students. It was very sweet. That evening we watched a couple basketball
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That’s my bathrobe hanging on the door. It’s the magic bathrobe. It got this name because if anyone can’t sleep, you just put the magic bathrobe over them and they go straight to sleep. It’s very reliable. I told the child about this and while we three were resting on the bed watching TV, I
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She was an intrepid baker. I showed her how to scoop the dough, flour the board, flour the dough, and flip it over a couple times and then start rolling. Sprinkle a dab on any sticky spots. She caught on fast, and had only one moment she yelled for help and had the rolling pin
We haven’t had a sleepover in a long time, but Friday night it worked out, and they had a good time. Only had one helper with the baking and she’s very good at it, surprisingly for someone so tiny. Some racing crash game with cars: Okay, little water skiing Santa had his boat deflate. Fan
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