The weekend? Perfect. Little Jay brought Sumi and Larry along, and Maria had Heather, and they are all pleasant people, agreeable, nice kids. It was very peaceful. sidney loves larry s’more heather and maria perler beads We ate and swam. They rode the bikes all over. We went on a boat ride, watched movies in […]
okay, that’s a half a So-Big. lookin’ good, buddy. It was hot today, but no humidity, just a fresh breeze and lots of sun. We had b.g. here for the day, and here’s the main thing to know about him: He does all his own stunts. He could get a stunt double. We have lots
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It’s too hot today for anything, close to 100, humid as a jungle. We went to the pool again during the afternoon. It should be cooler tomorrow. After a while, I pitched a big lightweight plastic ball to them, and they took turns batting it with a kickboard. It’s a bit clunky, but still pretty
Yeah, life is super-exciting around here lately. (Not. It’s a mid-summer kind of week.) Actually customers have paid, and I cannot even describe how beautiful that is, to find actual money in the mail box. We get so overwrought it feels like air in our lungs, water across our gills. This is what I cannot
Today was the parade, very warm afternoon, candy thrown, snacks eaten, frisbee, fun, a few hugs from very hot, sticky b.g., and one from his dad. The neighbors next door freaked out when the Democratic candidate went by, yelled and called her a communist. Wow. That was unexpected and uncalled for. She used to teach
It’s been a good enough week, a few trips to the pool, a little time with friends, a little softball, lots of sunny days. Here we met up with b.g. and his other grandma at the pool again. He lights up when he sees the kids. It’s fun that he obviously recognizes them even in
Yeah, he’s heading for college in the fall. He was born the week before I turned thirty, and we called him Baby Jay because he was our baby. Today we opened him a bank account, which was fun, but also another step into adulthood. He’s so sweet though. He’s organized and conscientious. I’m sure he’ll
We spent the weekend with my parents, had a great time. It rained a while and we watched these birds bring food to their babies. All day long, every five or ten minutes there they were, shoving bugs to the babies. My dad says those babies are ready to fly any day. the rain, the
maria helping b.g. with the toy mower Okay, this is both funny and disturbing. (Anybody ever known any teenage boys? God help us.) Well, Maria told me about this conversation she overheard between Jay and James. Little Jay was complaining, “I hate it when I take a shower and have to dry off with frickin’
