My grandkids do this to me. Last night I texted their parents and asked if they wanted to stop by in the morning and have lunch. I didn’t hear back, but that’s okay. If they’re busy already, I’m bummed, but it was a short-notice idea. So this morning I woke up at seven and saw […]
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Here’s a beautiful house, going on the market next week. Four bedrooms, two baths, remodeled kitchen, all new carpeting and finishes. It’s lovely. Plus the floor plan is excellent. It’s a roomy, and also thoughtfully planned. Here’s this old house tonight, and tucked into the arm chair is the one I want to talk about. That’s
This has been a quiet week, lots of working, not much else. Dad’s working on drawings for a job. Julia and Tim worked on long division for a while. That’s not an easy thing to learn–many steps to remember. Then she decided to clean out the cabinet. This is where the art and homeschool supplies are
The Christmas gifts are here and all wrapped. In 2008, we went on a week to Florida with some friends in the weeks of December, and I had to have everything ready early. It really allows us more opportunity to enjoy when the pressure is off. We do have to shut the fan off on
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That’s a picture of Kirsten and Little Jay. A couple years ago we gave up going to the tree farm and just buy a tree at the nursery instead. It helps simplify and streamline. They have nice trees, five minutes from home. Thanksgiving had to go away: Then we got to work on the
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Not very many, but that’s okay. We were thankful, and it was a great day. Onward, December is ready. love you all, Val, aka Grandma, aka Mom
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We made the miracle happen, and we’re ready for tomorrow. See the picture of the upstairs bathroom? Well, there’s more to the story. Years ago one of those things that cover a plug in fell into the toilet tank and was swept into the porcelain of the bowl. It never worked quite right after that,
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Well, we used to have a neighbor who was a very casual housekeeper. She had other priorities and they are a great family. Anyway, one of the kids was over at their house when they were having company coming in a few hours. The place was fairly trashed, and the kid knew how very nervous
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