We closed up the cabin for the year. Fridge, all cleaned out, and all the 500 bottles of condiments are in the office fridge now. How we do that every summer, I’m not sure. Here he’s pumping all the water out of the plumbing system and disconnecting the water softener. We have to bring that […]
We went to their wedding last night. She is an old friend who grew up with my girls, all those scrappy wild days. Her family lived next door to us for years. He’s a cute person with a generous, gentle, kind heart. (I think she’s going to be very happy, and he too. They’re
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There is not good trick or treating participation in our neighborhood. You’d have to walk for blocks and miles to round up any candy when only two or three houses in each street participate. But my parents neighborhood? They all are in. So we trick or treat over there. And then? My kind parents feed
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Here’s the cake, sprinkled nicely. Julia showed up shortly and wanted to park a bunch of weird toys on it. I told her to please not to. “Let’s just leave it plain this time.” Hmm. It’s not as exciting as it could have been true. Kids eating supper above, and all the kids in
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After church, we got busy right away. Tim was working on his pumpkin when the tip of the knife snapped off. This knife was a wedding present! It’s the only one left from the set, and it’s a good knife, always works. Oh, well. I thought it was funny she chose such a cramped, strange
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The big kids were watching a basketball game upstairs so it was a calmer game this year. The whole room wasn’t fogged with toilet paper dust at least. Nice job, nice job. Lydia wrapped me head to toe. Here we are at the end of the evening, as tired and hyper people were getting ready
Here they are, ready to go: Price is Right contestants, a ladybug, and a zombie. Lydia is a shape shifter snow leopard. p.j. as Cookie Monster: m.c. as a pirate princess: This is l.c. and I’m not sure what it’s called. He kept the mask on for a very long time. Dan and Alicia and
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Tonight was the Halloween party at my parents, and it was the usual blast. Tomorrow I’ll post some pictures, but tonight, just this giggly wild video of Julia and her cousin playing Pin the Tail on the Cat. It’s a useless, dark picture, so just close your eyes and listen. Mmmm. Thank God for kids.
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Weird lamps are so much fun. Today we were at the second hand store, looking for a shirt for Jay’s Halloween costume. (He’s Guy Fietti.) And then Tim spotted this lamp. It cost only a few dollars, but wow is it weird. He cleaned up his whole desk and shelves to make room for it.
Once upon a time there was a gorgeous bald baby with big dark blue eyes. Who turned into a tiny little girl. This little peanut was scrappy and bold, sweet and wild–a fierce competitor, quick and decisive. And then? She grew into a beautiful teenaged person. And now a woman. Still as scrappy and bold
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