Today! When it was time to get ready, I noticed p.j. had dumped out her entire bag, as she tends to do most days. Except SAM had flopped down all over the child’s clothing. Why? Sam wouldn’t say. We parked the car over at Kirsten’s and walked down the block to the pool. The pool […]
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And then we loaded up all our soggy towels and stale crackers and came home again. I called my dad tonight to wish him Happy Father’s Day–he and mom were at a graduation party today. We talked a little while and he said, “Would you like to talk to your mother?” It made me laugh
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The swamp above, and the fish house below, Jay cleaning fish. And inside, Father’s Day cards being made: It was a pretty nice Saturday night. love, Val
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We had a big fire and burned all our papers from the 80s. All the gas bills, bank statements, pay stubs, gone. The receipt for the sod, for the bunk beds, for the vacuum cleaner? All gone in smoke. It was quite a decade. The boat made it into the water for the first time
This kids were home today with James, Little Jay, and Kari in charge while Maria and I drove out to Wisconsin to register for her classes at the university for the fall. It was a gorgeous day on the college campus, and I wished I had my camera along, but did not. When Maria asked
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I dug through the buffet with the photo albums and pulled out a random album, looking for pictures of John. This album is dated 2005. Jay pointed out to me that Little Jay is steering the boat in this photo, and this was taken several years before he got his glasses. Whee. That was a
Okay, here’s the graduate with her cake. When I went to pick this sucker up on Thursday, the bakery people realized by our conversation that the party wasn’t until the next day, over 24 hours later. They asked if I had a refrigerator big enough to house this cake? Nooo. I have two refrigerators, but
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Here’s the graduate: The ceremony was outside, though that seemed like sketchy plan with the clouds, cold, and rainy mist. The principal spoke. The band played. James is there somewhere, but I can’t see him. There was quite a search for the black dress pants too, but they were finally found, right in the closet
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The kids are happy they’re big enough to drive the tractor. Wow, everything turned green all the sudden. The bikes were out too. Not sure why t.c. and Julia are walking their bikes here. This summer he’s no longer even like a little kid anymore. He’s seven now, still waiting for his front teeth to
