the birthday girl, in a photo handily swiped from elsewhere it was the usual party, pretty fun this guy isn’t even in a high chair anymore these parties get a little loud getting ready to sing. maria baked this fine looking cake. I hope this next year is as incredible as the past year was. […]
t.c. and alicia, July 09 This was written exactly one year ago. (I’ve got your cake baked for tomorrow, Alicia. Happy Birthday!) It’s a sweet dad story: “Tonight we had a family party for our daughter in law Alicia’s birthday and everyone was here for supper. All the girls and daughter in laws were sitting
Okay, today when we left for our trip to the little pool, Maria was busy baking friendship bread. Every ten days or so, she does this. I don’t know why. We are all glad she does it though. (She’s almost sixteen. She can use the oven when I’m gone. Plus Little Jay was home, and
Seriously, our life is so opposite of exciting, I know. This weekend I brought the sewing machine along to the lake and spent Saturday sewing curtains. The fabric has been in the closet for over a year. (Procrastination.) Anyway, yeah. Jay took the kids swimming, over to the sand bar on the island, bike riding,
luring sunfish with their toes. we have not bought a fishing license and have no way of actually catching them. a pretty tiny sandbox This weekend was …gosh, I don’t know… there are adjectives. Superb? That one seems to work. Oh yeah, it was so laid back, happy, and good-natured, it was hard to return
click on this if you want–it’s a much prettier picture larger those two don’t get much cuter yes, lydia, deep in thought Happy Friday. love, Val
Today I worked a bit in the morning, and then we met Julia’s little friend from preschool at the park for lunch, with her mom and brothers. She has one brother who is Tim’s age, and her little brother is a gorgeous hunk of baby, the most chubby luscious lips and roly thighs. (The 8
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my little lydia, back in the day, helping dannell with her candles A couple people have asked about the recipe for this cake. It’s nothing I invented. I found it in a cookbook a long time ago–the Ideals Family Cookbook, from like 1974? I’m not that good at Roman Numerals in size 4 font. Anyway,
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Okay, way before the party on the patio, we met at the little pool for fun. We had supper, lots of hyper kids running around, dogs, racket…opened presents on the patio, but by time for cake, the mosquitoes drove us inside. l.c. is getting his eye teeth, so the nose runs. nevermind that. it’s the
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It’s her birthday. She’s six today. Six years ago she was born in the middle of a summer night after we’d spent the day at the beach. Jay ran upstairs to get Heidi and Kirsten, who were home from college for the summer. They came downstairs to say hi to Julia. In the morning, when
