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 […]
It was a gorgeous evening, a little hot, but not too much. I just love this picture. Now one kissing the Bieber. When we picked up the cake, the guy at the bakery asked me who Julia was? I pointed at her over near the cookies, “That’s her.” She ran over, and gasped at the
Julia, Julia, you are the most enthusiastic birthday girl. This entire occasion has been nothing but hilarious and wonderful and fun. The whole family is so happy you’re in it–giddy, joyful YOU. You make everything better. love you forever, Mom, Dad, and everybody
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Tonight, buying a birthday present for my baby. My baby is turning eight. That’s an old baby. It’s been so much fun having all these girls, all these little girls and all their foolishness and wild giggling, and storming pouty huffs, the barbie dolls and hair ribbons, the weddings, the bridesmaids. julia john and dannell’s
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His birthday is tomorrow, and we had a party tonight. But first we went to the little pool. b.g. and t.g. were there with their Aunt Michelle, who babysits them now. She’s Alicia’s brother’s wife, and so we are related by marriage. She’s adorable and funny. She’s also my first real estate client, so of
I found this picture on my camera and it’s here for no particular reason, except I like it. It’s 12:03 and I can still hear Julia’s giddy little laugh from down the hall. It’s steamy-hot here tonight, one of those handful of nights we never have the chance to really get used to. I jumped in the car late
They’re practicing dribbling and passing here because we have no hoop at the moment. James saved up to buy a new one and so the old one has been removed and the cement must dry for three days before they can put the taller pole on the portion that gets buried in concrete. There were problems
Here are a few old pictures, John, from your 12th birthday, which you said was about the finest birthday celebration of your entire life. Do you see Ryan? He was so tiny. Anyway, looking at these feels like looking at someone else’s life almost, it was so long ago. I loved then, and I love
I don’t even know, summa sum laude? magna cum laude. She done real good. That is my dad, and brother, and My Sweetie above. That’s the graduate’s dad below, my fine patient brother-in-law who has loved us and put up with all our kids for like deades now–that’s him in the blue shirt. Awww, and
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Yeah, that’s her, hugging her youngest great-grandchild, not looking eighty in the least. Here are a couple other characters: That’s my sister in law in the picture below, hugging my grandson . I love her so much. Best thing my brother in law ever did was marry her, and that’s their daughter beside her. Okay,
