It’s been a great week. Monday we had a babysitting day, lots of cousins here. I snapped a picture at lunch, but that was it. Those kids played and played, the whole day. There were games with the stuffed animals, imaginary play, plot lines I couldn’t really follow. Later in the afternoon I […]
Happy Birthday, Maria! I went looking for some pictures of you–found a couple cute ones: That one was from the weekend with those silly Homecoming Cows. And one from last summer, you and that sweet niece you took care of: And this grainy one–I have no idea what’s happening here. It’s at the lake, and
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It was an unexpected afternoon together in the car, me, you, and your mom. But it was great. Your mom is wonderful, and you are easy company, true. And here we are later, at the end of the day, wishing you happy birthday. Joe? Thanks for coming to this family and being ours. It’s been
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The sky is so blue today, and air is so fresh and bright. The hydrangeas have turned this color: Bart is back, lighting up the place during the early dark. Hey, October? Lookin’ good. love, Val
Okay, so there are problems in this old house. Serious problems. One little disruption in the paint was the only clue to the moisture destruction, and WHY? I called a carpenter we know, someone we’ve known over twenty years and asked him to come by and LOOK AT THIS. What is happening to our HOUSE?
These little figurines were in a cabinet in the dining room that Dan and Alicia’s little boy could not stop fiddling with. Dan scolded him a couple times, but irresistible. My mom said later that she put things on the low shelves that kids could handle without worry. And this weird little scene in
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This is an old game, played by throwing a ball over the little log cabin while yelling, “Annie Over!’ I’m not sure on the rules, but if the other team catches it, then they run around the cabin and throw it at someone and if they hit them then they’re out. Or they have to
We walked out of Target this morning, a different Target we don’t usually go to, and this was the view out the front door. It was done raining, but everything was hazy and misty and lovely. love, Val
Maria and I drove up to the lake Friday night with the kids. She drove and I wrapped up in an old comforter and slept on the way. We drank apple ale and watched Uncle Buck and laughed a lot. We slept late and I took a long bubble bath in the morning. This was
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