So since I started doing Thanksgiving about ten years ago, my mother has given me Thanksgiving gifts. A couple are pretty Thanksgiving plates, but some are these sort of bizarre hilarious ones, like my Thanksgiving couch pillow. It’s only used for one month a year, so it’s lasted a long time, and it’s strangely popular […]
This is a picture of Dannell’s that I’ve never seen before and I love it. You girls are so darn cute. Love forever, Grandma and Grandpa and Everybody
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They wanted to go out there anyway, even in the sharp wind. The men went out to supervise. It’s such a very good thing to be little with cousins and have dads and uncles who will brave the cold, and it’s also good to have a nice big hill that isn’t too steep. You crazy little
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The journey to this day was not a straight line, but we made it. mc was Confirmed. Sometimes it’s called Affirmation of Baptism instead. It’s a Lutheran tradition, and today was a wonderful day. Afterward John and Dannell served a feast, and all the cousins were together. I said, “Smile for me!” He did turn in
Last night there was an impromptu party in the kitchen. It was good. This morning we drove up north to visit Jay’s parents. Dan and Alicia were there too. The lake is starting to freeze, but it’s been cold, and the forecast states the overnight temps will be around zero all week, and the highs
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Heidi sent a big package of construction paper, so we took inspiration and made some goofy Thanksgiving turkeys–pj’s has eyes with long eyelashes drawn with sparkly crayon. And it’s winter now, at least a month earlier than we expected. Bah. The kids are happy enough about it. We had lunch with my parents and my
Alicia emailed these pictures she took yesterday as I had to leave to go work awhile. I left and she was outside supervising and the kids were existing in a state of delight, along with Sam, regarding the SNOW! Yes, and Tim, practical man, couldn’t be bothered to run down to the basement by the
Here are some Halloween crafts that appeared, looking FANTASTIC. So much fun. Alicia called and texted this morning with time to kill driving around on slippery roads, and yes. It worked out great. Kids, grilled cheese, time to play outside in the snow. Pssht. This snow arrived very suddenly and also is not particularly popular. We’re dealing
That’s what we hear, could be a foot before this time tomorrow night. Excited? No. I found this picture in a pile in the office and it was taken a far more lovely day, probably in July. Jay’s taking everyone on a walk to the bridge over the creek at my parents weekend place out
