We were going to go to the splash pad, but not in the pouring rain. We felt sorry for ourselves for a little while, but then decided to make the best of the day and headed over to the children’s event at the mall. It was decorate a patriotic visor and face painting. Good enough. […]
The boat parade started late due to rain. When this boat went by they yelled to the kids, “Cannonball!” They jumped in, 1, 2, 3. Fireworks were fun. In spite of the rain and the energy in the house, it was a fun day. Lots of love, Val
It was a beautiful, hot weekend at the lake. This big, flat cushion was very cool. It was enjoyed all weekend. Tubing. Dan said it, late Saturday night: “Tubing is work.” Yes. You have to show up, act enthused, get on the tube, endure, and so on. Over and over and over and over a
Friday was our dads’ birthdays. Jay and I have fathers both born on the same day twelve years apart, but still coincidental. My parents hosted us in the evening, snacks and cake and ice cream and many wild people were there to celebrate on a very hot night. After the loud people sang one round,
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These sculptures were about trash in the ocean. These zebras, so pretty strolling around in the shade. Then the zebra proceeded to empty her bladder. It was like being right in my grandma and grandpa’s barn. Wow. Then a male zebra came over and minutely sniffed the urine. This went on and on. p.j. could
This past weekend it was brought to the shore and tossed into the lake. The grandkids are at the perfect age for it. These two took it out for a ride. The usual dispute followed–who is actually pedaling and who is not. It’s a tiny turning radius and quickly muscles start to burn. So much
Cloudy morning, listening to kids playing Legos downstairs–the story lines are fairly entertaining. Sandwiches were made and we walked to the park for lunch. We had the park to ourselves, as usual. Where is everybody? Not here, obviously. He posed for me because I love this funny t-shirt so much. After a long time we
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The man cooking breakfast–see above. Fried egg sandwiches with cheese, get them while you can. Our poor broken windshield on the boat a year later, after the storm where a tree fell on it a year ago-this is a long story including how we dropped the boat off at the dealer last September, along with
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