Jay and his brother did a little water skiing this weekend, and so did one nephew. It was pretty quiet–very different from the rowdy tubers we usually deal with. Last summer the brother pulled a hamstring, and it was a pretty painful injury with dramatic bruising and a lot of pain. This happened to my […]
Here’s a pregnancy photo. That little baby will be here soon. Here are her cracking up kids on Instagram this past weekend while she tried to get little baby gowns and undershirts ready, cooked freezer survival meals. Sweet Jesus, what is the meaning of this??? Neither of them ever sucked a pacifier to make our
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The day started out with a kick ball game early in the morning, players in pajamas, in the wet grass, in the sun. As the morning went on, it became hot in the backyard and everyone ventured to the lake: There were fancy birthday cakes in the afternoon for Alicia and her mom: It was
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It was a gorgeous, perfect July day. Except her baby was a little sick, though not too much. But she was CRAN-ky. There were some intensely un-hinged moments, both day and night. Alicia persevered, though by the end, she was exhausted along with the child. Dan lopped a chunk of his index finger off in
We’ve made it over there quite a few times, same old Little Pool: Today Jay came. He arrived after we did, after running some errands. p.j. saw his van pull up and said, “It’s Grandpa’s van!” Then she saw him get out wearing a swim suit and she was delighted. He jumped into two feet
It’s her. It was her birthday. Gifts: An Auntie with a bunch of nieces and nephews: Time for cake: So much love, Julia–this family is so perfect with you in it. Happy Birthday again, Love, Mom and Dad and Everybody
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Jay drove the boat for a long time in the sun, and at some point he announced someone else could drive. He was taking a tube. It’s dark and humid here this evening, storms rolling in. Love, Val
