lovely
This girl is a softspoken friend of Maria’s, and she created this and it’s absolutely superb. Aww, wow, I can’t stop smiling. Heather, GORGEOUS work. love, Val
twenty-seven
That would be YOU. Today while I was shopping for your birthday present, I had the thought–if someone could have told me in the summer of 1984, that twenty-seven years later, you’d be you? Married to Joe? look at you laughing. you two know each other too well. And that you guys would have your
wheeee
dan walking heidi’s baby around It was a big, loud party. Chicken divan: chicken, approx six breasts, cooked and cut in little pieces broccoli, two very big frozen bags, boiled for two minutes cream of chicken soup, four large cans miracle whip, half the biggest jar shredded cheddar cheese, 2/3 of the big bag onion,
happy birthday, you
Daniel. I swiped a few pictures from Alicia’s facebook page. Tomorrow, thirty-one years it’s been, and you’ve brought us so much happiness–more than you probably know. Pretty baby Beautiful child Teenager Man, now a husband and a DAD. You know, I love a lot of people. But in the whole world, not a single one
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sharing a birthday
Was not easy. Heidi was born shortly after midnight, so her birthday was the day after Dan’s. I think at points he resented it a little. dan and heidi the week she was born And then at some point, she resented it back because it’s not like she had any choice either. Here she’s confused
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maria and the money
James, Jay, and Maria, 1997 Yesterday we finally made it to church, and it was a gorgeous morning, big old doors wide open to the breeze, stained glass sparkling in the morning sunshine. The pastor called the kids to the front for the children’s sermon and sat on the steps in front of the altar
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friday, yes
p.j. and aunt maria The whole day was about yes. p.j. and I went back to bed after she arrived. Within ten minutes she was asleep, and in twelve minutes so was I. We slept until ten. Julia was there at eight, poking me in the shoulder, asking when we were going to the park?
easy thursday
b.g. and uncle james time Yep, nothing to prepare for today, no rules. Here they’re dodging around the playhouse. This little honey pinches the fat of my arms and leaves tiny purple bruises. Why? We don’t know. She does it to her mother too. She also has one tooth now. One little bitty one. I
and here we are
First we were driven inside by thunderstorms and Sidney and Payton shook in their skins. They hid between Kirsten and my dad on the couch. Then there was a boatload of Chinese food for a group of twenty-three. John handed me the box and I struggled to carry it to the table, it was so
mr. nine
Here you are with that bucket of tiny toads you and t.c. turned loose at the edge of the swamp. And a picture with the latest building kit from Grandma and Grandpa. You and dad put this together on Saturday–very nice. This is a picture of us ten days before you were born, T. Lookin’