Dannell texted in the morning–did we want to go to the pool? Well sure. p.j. didn’t have a bathing suit with her, so we had to stop at Target on the way, but no problem. That outdoor pool is looking pretty inviting in the sun, even with the snow. Inside was bright and warm, just […]
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It started out Friday night with the band concert at school, the Pops Concert. This is a great, fun night, popcorn and pop music. It’s a long concert, runs until late in the evening, perfect on a Friday night. Well, except Lydia complained that they played Led Zeppelin for twenty minutes and then butchered Bohemian Rhapsody. I
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Heidi had this swimming day planned with Dannell and Alicia and the little cousins, but didn’t tell p.j. until this morning because she’d be confused and pester and be angry waiting. Well, Heidi said when she told her this morning p.j. was so excited she clenched her fists under her chin and her whole body shook. Her
Here’s a funny picture of you. Even before you were born, I knew I loved you. What I did not expect was YOU–that you’d be one of the most favorite people I’ve ever known. You’re fast and wild and a lot of times pretty loud. Your mind bounces through ideas so fast we can’t even
This was from yesterday. Tomorrow is a whole cousins babysitting day. I love how happy they are to see each other. I love how they argue at intervals, watch a bit of PBS, ask for Moo Jrs, and make huge extravagant messes. (That’s why we have all these toys–for them.) This is a funny story. Monday
Three years ago this week, Heidi and Joe were moving back into their house after living with us for just over three months due to a fire. Insurance covered the whole mess, but it was still a pretty draining ordeal being displaced for that long. My memories of the time they were here are good
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When we got home Sunday, the kids pushed Tim forward and said, “Tell her what happened.” Okay. Well, things do get broken sometimes–sometimes for no reason, sometimes because people are being wild in the house. This was apparently shot accidentally in some nerf battle. These little guys have been hanging out on that cabinet for decades. The
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This is the only official trip we took. It was a tour of the city, then stop at a jewelry store (yah.) Then out to a tequila distillery, then lunch, then finally the botanical garden. This is the hall where they host wedding receptions. It’d be a great place, but where would everyone park? I
Jay did this back in December one evening while I was working. He found us a trip to celebrate our 35th anniversary. We left in a snowstorm, and came back to the remnants of another one–school was even cancelled again–but then in between was this: This is the boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta. In this town, buses run
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