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So, I have attempted to grow sunflowers for years now. I love them. But the squirrels or rabbits bite them off at the stem, so even carefully pre-planted ones disappear. The other night I was at the store and here were these! I brought them home. They were stuck into the garden, and Jay said,

This picture says it all. What a great party, Girl.   This was so much fun, and that dress perfectly gorgeous. Cousins! I hope everything about being five is as fabulous as you are. It’s going to be a great year. Happy birthday, Darling.  We love you like crazy, Grandma and Grandpa and Everybody

These flower were blooming this weekend.  A couple years ago I cut a bunch and put in a vase and they wilted instantly.  Apparently this is not a thing you can do with these.  They’re pretty in the ditch. After the kids left we went into town in the rain and walked around to all

We got to the lake Friday and these guys were there. She went with us on a boat ride. We got to see these guys too. The younger one showed up in our kitchen late in the evening and it was good to hear what he’s been doing the last couple weeks.  Apparently he set

Got these at the second-hand store last week. Pretty fun:  Love, Val

After supper we drove into the city tonight to check out Minnehaha Falls and the park in preparation for Maria and Dalton’s wedding in a couple weeks, wanted to check out the terrain and parking, get a good view of it all. Well, it is a drought so the falls are dry.  A little mud,