That’s a big, giant meatloaf above. Here are the people who agreed to come over and eat it on a cold Tuesday night. If they could not come tonight, then I wouldn’t see these babies until who knows when, and that’s just too darn long. Dan and Alicia had mercy on me and indulged this […]
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So, sometimes I get to thinking I don’t like fall because I hate winter, and winter is what follows. But you know, being honest, fall is not the problem. It’s lovely, wonderful sunny days, less humidity, perfectly great. And yesterday a couple guys came to get watched while their mom met a friend to
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It’s past midnight now, so the birthday was officially yesterday even though it still feels like today. I hope it was a great day. When I talked to Dan about a birthday party, in all overwhelmed honesty the answer was: “Let’s do it with Tim’s birthday.” I so appreciate a true story, the real truth,
It’s too late to sift through all the pictures from the weekend. (It was fun.) Tomorrow maybe. But this picture made me laugh right out loud. That’s Dan, standing in the bathroom doorway supervising his kid in the tub. See the kid? The grin? The big red goggles? Oh my goodness. Yes. love you all
We had these cute brothers here for supper on a Thursday night. When Jay heard a lot of people were coming for supper, he doubled the recipe. It was about perfect, just about right for fifteen people, though some of the little ones don’t eat very much, some of the big ones make up for
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Zero F above. 15F below: Here are a few pictures from the birthday party for our baby. That child in plaid is not the birthday boy. He’s not going to be a year old for a few months yet. There’s the birthday boy in the blue sweater. This man spent New Year’s with us again.
Baptism Communion A row of grandbabies afterward Here is the baptism boy with one of his great-grandfathers. My husband, my grandson, my brother Awww, a bunch of cute people were at the party: Dan and Alicia, what a great day. Happy Baptism, Sweetheart. We love you all so, Mom and Dad
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It was very dark and hard to see. But not inside. These guys were doing their usual chair rides. Working the other chair: Here’s John, trusty dog in hand. Jay cut a new trail into the woods. They were enthusiastic. This beautiful urchin was hanging from my pants leg. And this one was with his
Here’s Julia before the party, making cards. I love this. See her face, spelling names, busy working? And here he comes, dragging his suitcase. I teased him, “Why you bringing a suitcase to my house?” “Because I am sleeping OVER.” Yes, indeed. There’s a lot of laughing down the hall right now, even. She’s sleeping
Yeah, Mother’s Day was great. Heidi and Joe cooked, and Jay and Alicia, John and Dannell and Kirsten, and it was awesome. Then we drove out to Wisconsin to visit my mother’s mom, the sole remaining member of that generation. Even with her bad heart, she’s as fearless, beautiful, and sweet as ever. And she
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