This was a fun toy, little tiny dart cross bow. They’re working it together. Then Dan walked by and wanted to try, and hit the target. After he continued on, John said, “He’s always good at hitting any target. He’s just got an eye for it.” Interesting. Anyway, we put a seal coat on the […]
My mom has said watching the family reminds her of a newspaper cartoon from her childhood where there was a big drawing, kind of like a map, and everyone was involved in some activity all over. I don’t remember the name of it. Approaching: Empty tubes: There they are: And his cowboy badge stayed
There are probably numerous ecological benefits to having something like this on your house. One of these guys flew up John’s nose a few years back and stung him good up inside there. It was a pretty horrible incident, eye swelled shut, terrible. Anyway, they approached quietly. Only Jay was stung on the shoulder.
We had the chance to take a long weekend, so we did. This little girl came along too. See her trusty monkey with his seat belt safely in place? The kids picked this weed/flower before we left, and had it in a vase. It was too pretty to leave behind, and so was the dandelion.
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Not much on the calendar, just a trip to the little pool. She forgot her bathing suit this morning, so I called Heidi and asked, “Is there a code or a key, any way to get in your house to get a bathing suit?” No, there really is not. So we stopped by Target on
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Tim reads to me every day so I can observe his progress (and enjoy his company.) He’s doing well, reading amazingly much better than a year ago. Anyway, today when he threw himself across my bed with his book, I noticed the bookmark he was using was an old sock. It looked like a dirty
She invited us for lunch. On Easter there was so much snow still this trampoline was stuck in a snowbank. That was a very big bummer to the kids who love it. They imagine Pam jumps on it every day. Here they found a little tree frog near the woods. This little fake rodent made
Last Friday some guys came to play for a while. It was a wild little cousin fest. The nap lasted between two and four seconds and then they hid in the closet, and found the shelf with my pajamas and tried those on. And now it is the last day of July, which is my
It’s past midnight now, so the birthday was officially yesterday even though it still feels like today. I hope it was a great day. When I talked to Dan about a birthday party, in all overwhelmed honesty the answer was: “Let’s do it with Tim’s birthday.” I so appreciate a true story, the real truth,
