Late tonight, as I headed for the car, it felt like April. The light was just right, the air soft and damp. The breeze was cool, but it felt good, not cold in the least. October? You’re kind of reminding me of April, which is awfully kind of you, though you’re far more beautiful than […]
Yeah, here are Maria and Claire. Here are kids working on collages. A mouth full of shrimp: The person on the far right is a friend of James’ who joined us for the weekend. God bless him, it was boring, dark, and cold. Here’s the excitement under the table. This is a collage Julia made.
Happy Birthday Beautiful Girl. The cake was a bit crumb-challenged. We also left our cake plate at Dan and Alicia’s so we had to break out the Christmas one. It worked. These people were there. And that’s about that. Eighteen years ago we were so happy to see you. Here am I dressing you the
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I ran for the camera yesterday afternoon because the sky was so vivid and the leaves so golden in the sun. Today we went to Walmart for groceries. And came home with THIS: It’s a twelve foot tall inflatable Santa. I feel a little foolish about it, but he was just so amazing and kitschy
It’s been eight years since you showed up around here, Heidi’s boyfriend from college. And now? Stuck with us. You are as devoted to your family as a person could be, and you put up with all of us too, year in and year out. Even when the kids all go nuts, you take it
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And that in itself seemed a good enough reason to celebrate. Plus I’ve been working a lot and was so tired I slept most of the morning and still did not feel like facing the day. But I live with cute people so in that way I’m lucky. Life is nothing but good. Since it’s
Yeah, some kids were taking pictures. She’s been wearing these glasses for several days. Sometimes she drives me nuts with her chattering, but she’s like sunshine, has one of those sunny personalities with all kinds of observations and ideas. And lots of wild, giddy laughter–always the loud, squealy laughing. When I get to living too
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This guy came to visit for a while. And the answer is yes, I did grab him tight and kiss those luscious cheeks. I spoke to him of his gorgeousness. He didn’t complain. Sam was so happy to see him–she threw herself down right next to him and sniffed his toes. Later this: And
We spent the weekend at my parents’ place in Wisconsin. These are pictures from the fashion show, modeling the dress up clothes. He was the judge of the fashion show. I asked what his credentials were. No answer was forthcoming. That’s my grandma. Today was her 90th birthday party. She wasn’t sure what would qualify
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James was voted Tenth Trade Homecoming King, so we had to head over to the gym for this event. She’s very sweet and also friendly to the little kids. Wheee. Onward. James? This is a lovely honor, granted I’m about 100% sure because you are kind. Kindness = Everything. love you so, Mom and
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