We headed out for a boat ride with the whole gang. It was a gorgeous evening and we were over the limit possibly. John bought this ridiculous beach toy in Rice Lake. It was a lot of fun, but the toy won all battles. It was the neighbor’s grandchild’s birthday and she provided cupcakes for […]
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Storm clouds on the drive up last Friday were intense. A cute dog enjoying a swim: So much fun. Love, Val
such a lovely memorial day weekend Read More »
This was found while James was cleaning his room. It was an intense cleaning situation, having been years, and a lot of stuff, and yeah. This was found, along with the mouthpiece for a tuba. We had no idea what it was, but Aaron, viola player, the orchestra student, knew: it’s little thing-a-ma-jig for cello
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Julia’s in the 7th grade band this year and she had a solo last night and it was beautiful! She did great! I had to work, but Kari took all these lovely pictures. Julia? So glad you did well! Love, MOM
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Tonight was the Academic Awards ceremony, and Kari and Tim had awards. I am so proud. Kari had an award for being in the top 10% of students in her class and an award for Outstanding Social Studies Student. There was an academic letter and a honor cords and medallion to wear for graduation. That’s
Today was warmer and brighter, very nice. She’s using an app to identify these flowers near John’s cabin. Pontoon boats were put in the water. We took a ride before we left–here’s Kirby and her best girl. And with this fine photo of an island, the camera died. Good enough. Onward to the next week.
Joe and Heidi attended the wedding of an old friend, took the baby with them and left us their other girls and their dog. We had a god time. She loves taking a bath, so this kept her happy for a long time. There was cooking and fun, and plenty of aunts and uncles to
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This day we went to Sunnylane Park. It’s quite a perfect park–safe from the road, or any water hazard, has its own bathroom and trash cans, picnic tables, and play equipment. I love it here. Spring, you gorgeous devil–you barely made it here in time for summer. We’re so happy you’re here. love, Val
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We took a little road trip up to my sister’s house to drop off a birthday gift for my niece, and then we went to the nursery nearby. This nursery used to have a location near us, but they closed it a couple years ago, sold their land to a charter school. So we took
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