more fall leaves, on a walk
Love, Val
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a week in october
Friday we had Dan and Alicia’s little girl with us. The cousins had a good time, tore all over, played Barbies and hide and seek, did some art, and ate ice cream. The bounced madly in the bouncer and shrieked shrieks so shrill it made my head swim a little. Kirsten was on a business
saturday night
Fall color starting to appear–this tree is outside the hallway window upstairs, but the light overpowered the camera. Okay, and this happened. I hit something in super aggressive road construction and wrecked the tire. There was so much construction and so many cones it took a block or two before I could pull over into
twenty five years of maria
Oh my goodness, Maria, twenty five years? How is that possible? Do you even know how much we love you? This whole family would not even be who it is without you. Lucky, lucky us. Happy Birthday, M. Love, Mom and Dad and Everybody
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feeling like fall
The hydrangeas are all shades of pink, so pretty. This little girl is playing with a moose she borrowed from my mother. The maple tree is always the first tree to turn colors and have leaves fall. It’s a beautiful tree, one of the best things about this house. We bought this place in 1988,
happy birthday, joe
Happy Birthday, Buddy! You showed up here about fifteen years ago, almost to the day. In all this time, you have been nothing but nice to me and Dad–not one mean word a single time–and this is not because we are such saints. It’s because of the person YOU are. Here’s to another year of
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rainy morning, soft and warm
Last night it was storming at bedtime. I really wanted to sleep, but could hear Elin pacing around, upset. It wouldn’t kill me to go to the family room and hang out with her until the storms passed. There was no wind, but the thunder was, well pretty thunderous and the lightening was impressive. She
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last weekend of september
We dragged her along and also her brother who was less than thrilled to be there. But it was a quiet weekend. Jay decorated for Halloween. I took these while I was painting the picnic shelter. There was a cold breeze off the lake, but it felt wonderful, and the sky was so blue. Our
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little surprise
Carnations with navy ribbons–the high school’s colors and a sweet note from Jule. So much love, MOM