It’s your birthday in just a few hours, born at 1 am on April 1. The night you were born I had locked myself in the bathroom, feeling a bit miserable, and Dad came tapping on the door around 11 pm. I cracked the door open, “What do you want?” He said, “Are you […]
I love these pictures of you. The sheer, pure sweetness of you over these last almost two decades is a gift. Oh my goodness, we love you. Happy 19th birthday, forever and always, nothing but glad you’re here. love, Mom and Dad and Everybody
This was the first, very exciting, ride. I haven’t been to MOA in years and years. It used to be Camp Snoopy then. Now it’s Nickelodeon Universe. Snoopy charms me more than Nickelodeon does, but that’s okay. We had a good time. I love the cat, clutching a fish in its mouth. This ride looks
Five years ago p.j. was born. Yesterday was a big, wild party. Five years of you, Beautiful Girl? Life before you is hard to imagine. Who could have imagined life held YOU? You make everything better, funnier, more interesting, more fun. Happy Birthday, Darling. Love Grandma and Grandpa and Everybody
The day you officially made me and Grandpa grandparents is one of the best days of our lives. In this picture, Little Jay was 14, in 9th grade and after we picked him up from school I asked him if he’d be willing to come to the mall with me and help out with a
It was a great party. Jay’s parents were there with our niece, a nice surprise. My sister and brother in law were there too, and our niece and her fiance, who I am pleased to say I like a whole lot. This looks like a serious conversation, though it may not be either. Oh, cheese,
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And that is the end of that. The food was delicious, the company easy-going, just a great Sunday afternoon. Thanks for having us all, and Happy Birthday again, Jay. I love you all, Grandma, aka MOM
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Happy Birthday, Maria! I went looking for some pictures of you–found a couple cute ones: That one was from the weekend with those silly Homecoming Cows. And one from last summer, you and that sweet niece you took care of: And this grainy one–I have no idea what’s happening here. It’s at the lake, and
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You stole my heart, Buddy. A long time ago–six years ago. I didn’t realize hos much you and your baby sister look alike until I saw this old picture. That was HER same face, just a few months ago, eyes as bright as glass. I love this sweet picture: For a long time, you came
When I say by six weeks, he looked like an actual GUY, I wasn’t exaggerating. Tim? You grew so fast it was astonishing. Awww, cute little Minneapolis baby, living in a drafty house. Sweaters, t-shirts, socks, and moccasins, all on a thick quilt, covered with blankets on a drafty maple floor. It appears he thrived
