We had to change our homeowner’s insurance last fall, and the new company had concerns about that flat roof with no railing. Never mind we’ve lived here for thirty years with ZERO claims of any other than general storm damage a couple times. No claims have ever involved this flat roof. Nobody has ever fallen […]
p.j. remembered that I took kids to Como on a day she had school and couldn’t come with, so today when the question arose around 9 am–what are we doing today? She asked to go to the zoo. It’s free. They accept any donation. It’s easy. Sure. The outdoor food stand is torn up in
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While we were waiting for the travelers coming from Florida, we kept busy. Those guys were here getting babysat for a while, pretty excited crowd. We had a great time. Saturday we went to the mall to see the children’s art show. The display was large and impressive. Children did a very nice job on
Here they are in Florida, enjoying a little beach time before heading home. Sunday, an impromptu party emerged. It was a lot of fun. This guy loved his birthday present. It was this thing, some creature that makes weird noises and so forth. I called him on the phone and pulled the creature’s tongue and
Six years of you! On one hand it seems like you were just born. On the other hand, it seems like you have always been here. We can’t even imagine this family without you. Happy Birthday, Darling. Thank you for being ours. With love for always, Grandma and Grandpa and Everybody
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These two were here, same as ever. The new play doh was popular this week, as were the veggie straws for the baby. Dang, I hate veggie straws. They’re just quite awful, but I’m probably not the target market. Yesterday we dropped Jay, and Alicia’s dad, Mike, off at the airport. They’re going to Florida
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Yeah, it’s very pretty. Impressive drifts: Last night we went to my parents for cake. Maria went there earlier and cooked pizza and we went over later. It was perfect. Cake time! A few pictures from the past: John playing around with her sunglasses: Happy Birthday, Mama. This whole family could not even be who
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These are from last week when we went to Toddler Gym. We didn’t realize, but it’s over until next October. This was the last day. She didn’t feel very good though, and at one point asked me to carry her. Then I thought maybe she was just hungry, so we bought some little cookies from
Well, these pictures are from this week. The light was beautiful, pink and periwinkle. She was here, my right hand girl: We sorted toys and cleaned. I threw away all the million year old potato heads and some other thing that were done for. This is how we contain our crawling baby, keep her away
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It was the usual gang: They brought me Puff Corn. I laughed. I can’t keep it in the house! I’ll eat it all! One bag we shared. The other one I’m saving for the lake. The meal was delicious. There were gifts and cake: This weird candle thing was fairly impressive. So much love, Mom,
