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– These days of cold and early darkness go by quickly once January gets rolling. – – It was fun to be together in the gym and watch a basketball game.  The players have improved and come together as a group, and that’s fun to see. Love, Grandma

Last weekend we gathered up all the Christmas crap and put it all away, returned the rooms back to normal. I worked on this part. Kari carefully took all the ornaments off the tree, sorted them into their right boxes, wrapped and safe. Jay took down Big Santa from the front yard. This doily full

This is a great picture of these two guys, a nephew and his uncle, both having survived their first semester in the dorms, in two schools not that far away from each other. It’s all good. But this is the funny story we heard at Christmas: The nephew was watching a movie late in the

It was a New Year’s Eve birthday party, always the best. – Everybody was happy to see each other again, even after all the togetherness of the last week. – Presents! – Cake! – – – Oh my goodness, thirteen years of you–thirteen wonderful years of you. This whole family is lucky. Thanks for being

– He has not been a fan of these mechanical guys.   Some are pretty overwhelming, true. This one is nice though, and he likes him. After the family Christmas party they cooked up the idea to have a sleepover the next night.  I mean, why not? John wondered though–they’ve been together for four days.  You’d

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Merry Christmas! Nothing but love, MOM, aka Grandma

– – – – Thank you Mark and Barb for hosting us once again.   Love always, Val – –

– – – I love this tradition, and you kids too, Love, MOM

– – – – – – – – – – – This kid in the basement told me he didn’t remember anything about my house even though he was told he’d been there before.   It has been a couple years, I suppose.   But then he turned to the ones on the bed and said, “Are

House is clean. Kids helped. It’s good. – – – – Elin had a bath.  She HATES this, but she’ll smell better. Some kind of wax accident. That problem solved: Onward to Christmas Eve. Love, Val