northern lights
This is a picture Alicia took up at the lake. Amazing. Love, Val
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Sunday night took Joe the rhubarb he left behind at Jay’s, and had a few minutes on the patio. The puppy was wild, and I was winding her up and she BIT me on the chin. It didn’t matter, but then the kids were all, “Grandma! You’re bleeding!” and they brought a Toy Story band
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Volleyball tournament! Was great to see how much they’ve improved. Used to do a lot of watching and then moving after the moment had passed. Now they’re much more on it. Saturday afternoon on the patio The hoverboard made an appearance. Sunday trip to Little Jay and Katie’s where work on the fence continued. This
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the end of the week
Our guy had a choir concert, really nice. They had interesting music and had obviously practiced. It’s a huge group and the teacher seems so excited about teaching them. Had a minute before we left to enjoy a little gymnastics practice. Flower pots were planted. This happened though–umbrella lifted straight up in a gust of
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grandparents day
It started with a church service. There were classroom tours, bingo, an art display, all wonderful. Jay watched this guy, and prevailed at naptime. Love you all, Grandma, aka Val
happy birthday, miss nine
Presents on the patio! Cake time! We’re so glad we got to see you on your birthday and have cake and sing. I think this is going to be a great year, full of fun and new adventures. It’s been a pleasure watching you grow these past nine years, and we are excited for the
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the end of the year
It’s over next week, the first year done. We moved her out of the dorm this morning. We ran into an old high school teacher of John and Dan’s. It turns out he has a daughter at the U who is friends with Julia. That was a nice surprise. He’s as personable and friendly as
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lacrosse
This is new for us, lacrosse, and it has been a lot of fun. The end of this game got very, very cold. This game today of hers though, not cold at all. Look at that sky. Love you kids, Grandma and Grandpa
concerts
Tim had two concerts, the jazz concert and the regular one. Both were wonderful. He mentioned these may be his last band concerts. Anyway a couple of beautiful evenings. We love you, Mom and Dad.
spring is here
We had hydrangea bushes here for many years and now they’re basically dead, not sure why. Will have to replant, but wondering if hydrangeas are a good choice or not. This lilac bush was planted about the same time and looks quite dead too at this point. Hostas are sprouting Trees! Spring. After all the