a guy who is two
Today! Happy Birthday Buddy! I cannot even remember life without you. I do know the whole family is way better because you’re in it. Thanks for being our buddy, our baby. We love you so much, Grandma and Grandpa, all all the kids
a snapshot of when
jay and james, john and dan, putting something together Between the wooly bear caterpillar Tim has in a big water tumbler in the kitchen, and crawling around in the garden tonight, and Little Jay getting ready to go back to the dorm on Monday, I remembered this writing from a long time ago. I wrote
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a funny picture
This is Kirsten and her dog, Payton. Little Pay-Pay comes here to get babysat while Kirsten is at work, and she parties at Grandma’s pretty well. She digs holes and chews sticks, and chases Sam around the lilac bush, investigates the trash, and lurks under the high chair. One morning she was dropped off while
september begins
It was so hot and humid that when I went outside to take a picture, the lens fogged. And that is an actual human infant, not a doll. She’s a funny little girl now, almost six months old. That little fence was erected to keep Sam out of the big window well back in her
the end of august
I drove home late tonight, window in the roof of the car open, just because I can, and because it’s such a sultry, beautiful night. The Avett Brothers sang first in the dark, and then the Beatles, “Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner, but he knew it couldn’t last. Jojo left
a few pictures from last thursday
First lunch, then the rest of the day in the backyard. This is funny though. Little Jay perched on that stool near the phone and b.g. was complaining about something. Little Jay turned to him and said, “Dude. You’re naked and eating pizza. What more could you want out of life?” Oh, Jay, Jay. And
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the zoo
This is an old city zoo, and it doesn’t change much. Last time we were here the zebra was eating poop and the lions were fooling around. Today, the zebra was outside, not acting weird, and the giraffes were the romantic ones. I did not take a picture. However, as we followed this gang, we
p.j. and her puppy
Not much to say, just all that cuteness. love you, Grandma
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kids alone with a photo copier
Okay, the printer doesn’t scan anymore and had to be replaced, but it still makes photocopies. And I have fifty dollars worth of ink for it, so I intend to make photocopies with it until the ink is gone. I’m cheap like that. But we had that party Thursday night, and the printer was in
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