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My cousin sent this to our Facebook page, and what a surprise.  It’s Grandma and Grandpa with all of us.  Oh my goodness, how I love these people. Tammy, you’re the best.  Love, Val

First thing we had to do was gather up Thanksgiving and put it away. Jay got all these guys going. Tree was set up and the thing for Christmas decorating this year was, “Will we be sad if the cats wreck this?”  They aren’t loose unsupervised, but we didn’t put anything out that felt breakable.

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Love, Val, aka Grandma, aka Mom

Of course we have to deal with the things we’ve been putting off, like this wobbly toilet. It wasn’t leaking, not that big of a deal, but it is fixed now. We’ve vacuumed and dusted and removed all kinds of ridiculous things like the six paint cans that have been sitting under the dining room

What do you want?” Hahahaha. She indulged me. Cute, cute, cute. Love, Mom

Tuesday was grandparent day at his preschool. He didn’t see me at first waiting in the hall, but the way his face lit up when he did. Oh my heart. “Grandma!  What are you doing here?” He showed me all around his room, and his locker, and all the good toys, the puppets, the musical

I texted these pictures to Joe. “What is digging in our yard?” He knew. – I love these surprising wildlife sightings right here in town. What the heck? – We haven’t seen him, but doubt we ever will.   That’s okay.    He may be gone.  It didn’t even look like anything had changed after that

Beautiful concert They’ve been working hard and did a beautiful job. Love, Grandma

– – – – – – – – – – Love, Val

Youth basketball does not change, and it’s just as much fun now as it has ever been. It’s fun to see their teams and notice the dynamics between the kids and the teamwork develop. This was a tough game against a much bigger team, but they hung in there. – This girl is able to