Had to even check the spelling on that. Fourteen. Fourteen YEARS of him. Lucky, lucky us. Thank you Jimmy for everything you bring to life around this damned house, for your good nerves, your patience, kindness, and sense of humor. As happy as we were to meet you, we are happy to know you still. […]
this man is fourteen Read More »
Today the address is 4820 Babyland, it’s true. Here we’ve got this guy spending the day. He watched PBS, loves that super-duper obnoxious Sid the Science Kid, and super-adorable Curious George, and then took a nap on Couch Potato Uncle James. He ate a Moo Jr. pausing at each bite to throw his head back
This little girl was born yesterday, late in the afternoon. Here she and Maria are, checking each other out. See how Maria’s holding her face to face, copying the baby’s expression? There’s a name for that, though I can’t remember. It’s wired into how we relate to babies, and I love that. They both know
heidi and joe’s baby, for real Read More »
Finally, yesterday was the long-awaited birthday party for t.c. and l.c. and Julia was thrilled. They host it in a place that’s like a gym on one side and a kitchen and dining area on the other. There were a LOT of sweaty kids, but this is that cooped up time of winter when it
Okay, this is the picture of the Heidi lips I was looking for. And the Heidi hair. John said it looked like a fish fin. The pic was out of the album, taken for another purpose, and turned up by surprise later. There she is, high in the air, three months old. At the time,
Last weekend I sewed baby blankets, and this is the note Little Olive’s grandpa sent me today. I KNOW SHE THANKED YOU FOR THE HAND MADE BLANKETS. IT WAS SO NICE OF YOU TO PUT YOUR HEART AND SPIRIT INTO THAT. IT WILL COVER A LITTLE CHILD. THANKS FOR BEING OUR FRIENDS–YOU AN JAY ARE
pretty b.g Yesterday was actually a finer than usual Thursday. Heidi called Wednesday and asked if I wanted to help her put away baby stuff. Absolutely! Yes, yes yes! That baby is due any day. Heidi’s hoping for next weekend. We had fun. Tim and Julia helped me carry all the baby stuff from the
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Okay, I went to the fabric store this afternoon, looking for COLORFUL fabric for her second blanky. This is what it ended up to be: This fabric was so plush and buttery and gorgeous. Yeah, it’s hers. I bought enough to make one for little Olive too. Forgot all about that colorful thing. And this:
edith grace’s blanky, and just so you know Read More »
My sweetie came to stay. His brother is pretty sweet too. He tried to wake up Uncle Tim, but Tim was NOT in the mood for morning. I overheard him telling t.c., “This is the reason I’m keeping the quilt OVER my head–because you are loud and a-noxious.” Wow. That’s blunt to an overly energetic
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“It was a January Saturday morning, cold and bright. Darkness would arrive before supper, but the morning was brilliant, reflected sunshine off snow. Basketball season had arrived, so to the gym we went. My son was given a ball and sent into the herd. I found a spot on the bleachers and sat down with
