thanksgiving, 2022
Tables all set: Beautiful day, easy company. Happy Thanksgiving, Love, MOM, aka Grandma, aka Val
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another great grandma
They had lunch today. My mom’s smile says it all. Aww, Love, Grandma
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getting ready
We’ve been working on this all week, so today wasn’t too bad. Plus, we no longer have little kids in the house, so it is so much easier. There are no messes to clean up, no fights to break up. It’s very different. As we worked, everything that needed a decision later went to the
monday night basketball
We went to basketball Monday night. They played some Christian team that had kids on it that were so tall and filled out, seemed much older than our guys. Our guys didn’t win, but they sure played hard. It was a fast, intense game. These two grandpas were happy to see each other in the
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accepted to college!
The acceptance letter came today! Yay, Jule! Congratulations! Love Mom and Dad
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the weekend
This weekend we went to visit Jay’s parents where they’re staying with Mark and Barb. We didn’t realize Mark and Barb, Jenny and Joe would all be home, so that was a nice surprise. Maria and Dalton came over with the baby. Jay cooked a whole Thanksgiving dinner and brought it with, stuffed the turkey
the week
It’s been a week. The early darkness has not been good, and neither has this unwelcome white substance. Our poor little turkeys, had to smack the snow off them so they didn’t flatten to the ground. But there’s been grandchild volleyball, which is entertaining. And this squishy, little soft guy starting to grow. We’ve been
her tiny nephew
So we made our way to Maria and Dalton’s tonight so Jule could meet her new nephew and I could also snuggle the baby. She said, “It has been YEARS since I’ve held a baby.” True. Aww. He’s such an extravagant sleeper with the skinny arms and all, sweet as candy. What a great end
grandparents day
So Grandparent Day was planned for many weeks, and we were informed. It was a 7:45 am mass, and when I mentioned that to the child he said, “Oh yeah, you will not be there.” Okay, on short notice, not the best, but this gave ample warning. We were there. It was all going perfectly
surprise band concert
Tim’s been taking music classes at the college nearby. He’s not super informative, but that’s to be expected. This night though, he showed up dressed and looking handsome. I didn’t think that much about it, but Dad smelled a rat, thought he had a band concert. I went to the computer and looked this up.
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