It was sunny and cloudy, windy and warm, alternating hour by hour. We went to Hayward for the Muskie Fest, walked up and down the vendors in the street, bought salsa, and baby booties, had a great time. We ate lunch at the restaurant where there’s a great back yard deck, but they were slow […]
There were kids here. They drew maps. We were entertained. One kid knows she lives in Blaine. Another kid wrote Rodihstal. He lives in Robbinsdale. We got this. Little Jay was here. He is entertaining. We went to the little pool: We also went to the mall in Maple Grove for a free Teddy Bear
There were little gifts in the morning after breakfast. Some goofing around in the yard, then tackled the tree that fell in the field, until Dan was knocked off the ladder and thank God does not seem to be particularly injured, a little dented, but nothing serious. Kind of terrifying. They were cautious, had a
The neighbor’s little flowers, cute: The boat had minimal damage–the side window on the driver’s side was bent and he removed it, and there were a couple big, but pretty superficial scratches. We’ll figure out the insurance and deal with it as we go–start with a call on Monday to find out their procedure.
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So this morning I saw this baby squirting out dish soap onto the floor near the back door. I ran out to the kitchen to stop her–I mean, the dish soap? It was just sitting next to the sink, perfectly ordinary and boring–and found out that wasn’t the only puddle of dish soap on the
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The catalpa is blooming and we ate lunch at Maria’s picnic table. Ahhh, what a lovely day. Love, Grandma
We headed to the lake for John’s birthday today, and by the time we reached Shell Lake, the storms hit. The last fifteen minutes of the trip, sheets of rain blasted across the road, debris flew, visibility came and went. As we got to Spooner, Heidi texted that the lights were flickering and in a
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Kindergarten graduation above (p.j. with her teacher and us, with Julia and with my parents,) and graduation for t.c. from Elementary to Middle School below: Oh my goodness. Graduation from into MIDDLE SCHOOL?? How did this happen? One from the day you were born: What a great week. Love, Grandma, aka MOM, aka VAL
Here they are in Maria’s bed, holding guinea pigs and trying to learn how to snap their fingers. On the patio later in the afternoon: Maria and I took the kids to Sunnylane Park for lunch. It’s a great park: no busy road, no pond, quiet, port-a-potty, picnic tables. This reminds me of a line
