This morning Heidi had a run, and I showed houses, so we did this at suppertime. Something is on the lens. Foggy. She was on a mission of destruction today. I guess they had to turn off the ice maker because that water and ice dispenser on the front of the fridge is one of […]
the day before easter Read More »
Some kids slept over, had a great time. One had to go home, sick. That was disappointing, but sleep over another night, no problem. This is the start of the snowing. Jody gave me a huge pot of pansies for my birthday, which were placed on the front steps. I saw them in snow,
We had a good weekend, opened up the cabin. Water is on. These two made their peace and even snuggled on the couch together, and isn’t that couch a beauty. The kids baked me a cake with blue frosting and five and five candles; And that is the end of that. Love forever, Val, aka
Seventeen YEARS of YOU. (You.) Born on an April morning some time ago: Dan and you on the day you were born: You reading to Tim and Julia. Sam is kind of listening too. Anyone out there love sponge painting? I kind of loved how it turned out–very cloud-like. Notice upon the headboard? Two dancing
So late this evening he realizes why his elbow has been hurting all day. Spider bite. This is nothing new. It’s happened about a half dozen times over the years–crawl spaces. The first time he had a hot lump like this and a line spreading up the arm. At Urgent Care, the doctor looked his
April has arrived, and hello, old friend. It’s gloomy, muddy, whatever. It’s progress out of winter. Saturday night we went to Heidi and Joe’s for a bonfire. It was cool, but not cold. We ate snacks and laughed a lot. Sunday we invited everyone over for dinner to celebrate Little Jay’s birthday, Kari’s birthday, and
This day could only ever be about you. Wearing moccasins and pants I sewed for you, laughing your head off in the kitchen? Ours, entirely loved Baby Jay. There was no finer baby than you. There we are at the lake with Julia on our lap. We loved you, Buddy, indeed. 1991, ready to head
These guys were here a bit. We had a good time. We walked to the playground, first time this spring. On the walk home I asked him if he could see my house? He scanned the horizon, not used to seeing it from this angle, but in a minute he picked it out and ran
a few pictures from the end of march, 2017 Read More »
She slept over on Friday, but then also on Saturday because the Friday sleepover was so short. They attempted to concoct Slime, but had a variety of ingredients and no reliable recipe. It took a lot of experimentation. I kept sewing blankets while they worked. Julia did perfect the Slime recipe yesterday afternoon, so that’s
