Franklin Delano! He’s so sweet, has been such a superb Christmas guest. She’s also superb, but not a dog. She’s an emotionl human child doing her best. So is this one. Our family Christmas party was on the 23rd. It was a feast and celebration, so much fun. It was Kenya’s birthday, beautiful, patient girl. […]
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We picked Kirsten up from the airport about 1 am last night, so happy to have her home! And last evening Frankie showed up to be babysat. He belongs to a friend of Maria’s and we’re babysitting for the week. He’s wiggly, hard to get a good picture of, so snorty and funny. Elin was
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This has been such a beautiful thing since the weather got cold–just come over here and go nuts once a week. The first time we went, she was a little tiny baby who slept the whole time. But now, nope. She had to get up and be propped up in the stroller so she could
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This beautiful photo from Georgia tonight. So soothing and lovely. Jay went to youth basketball games yesterday while I worked. I was very excited– an excellent offer was written, and yet today, rejected. Ugh. But this, all good: Anyway, a great weekend all the way around. And there will be other houses coming up for
She’s wearing James’ old sweater. It ‘s handmade. I bought it at a garage sale, and it always accentuated his cheeks too. It’s so much fun to see it come back again. On Wednesday we went to Toddler Time again, met Michelle, had fun. Blanky flying and blurry: This is E + E, good buddies. She
This girl was here today. She happily hung out in this bouncing contraption for about half an hour while I folded clothes and warmed up lunch for her sister. I’d call this thing a success. And tonight after 8 pm when I finished working, I moved on to other work and wrapped presents for a
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It was the Christmas Program tonight, pretty adorable. That’s her in the gray dress, looking sharp. This one was actually pretty good, a little busy, but not loud. There was a Christmas cooky reception afterward, which we enjoyed, and then came home and frosted a million sugar cookies here. They’re all stacked between layers of
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We did it. We started around 6 pm, and were done by the end of the evening. These guys came to hang out for a couple hours while we baked, very nice. She’s four months now, turning into a regular PERSON. The little one wrangled herself inclusion in the little Barbieland corner. She struggled to
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The bakers: I could not have done this without them. They’re intrepid and know what needs to be done. Working on the gingerbread: The dishes, ugh. They’re long gone now. And this little cutie–I tried to get a picture of her for a while, but gave up. She’s not a cooperator, doesn’t smile or even
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A year ago the dog breeder called to tell us she had a couple left over puppies. We were waiting for a litter due in February, but just in case, maybe we were interested in a puppy now? She sent a photo and we were so delighted to go get this extra puppy. She was
