Mine today. Kari and I share. It was great. Jay made lasagna last night for the party tonight. This was Kari’s request and an excellent choice. He did a great job. I’d baked the cake earlier, and unfortunately the cake had issues. It tore when I frosted it and things were spiraling downhill, so we […]
It’s Lydia’s birthday. She used to be about the nuttiest squirrel in the house. Not anymore. Since she turned ten last year she’s become extremely civilized. She never hypes out, smarts off, or causes trouble. She’s good-natured, responsible, and calm. I mean, we knew this would happen eventually, but already??? When she was born, we
A few pictures from Little Jay’s birthday party on Friday night: Tim’s showing t.c. how to gel his hair. The results: l.c. whispered a song to his new cousin. Why are so many pictures blurry? That’s not the song–I just get tired of cute, blurry pictures. He sang her Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. She liked
I got a couple kids here chattering away to me now, disrupting my train of thought. But what they’re chattering about? They have a 3-D trading card of a tiger. First the face, then tilt it and it looks like the tiger leaping toward you. I’m accumulating items to put in a care package for
Not sure, but it’s gone. It was daylight savings, gotta spring ahead, you know? Which means all at once Saturday Night Live was over and it was 1:17am. And I had to get up for an appointment in the morning. Okay, that’ll scare you. Get in bed! Now! Quick! It’s tomorrow already! Anyway, we had
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Had to even check the spelling on that. Fourteen. Fourteen YEARS of him. Lucky, lucky us. Thank you Jimmy for everything you bring to life around this damned house, for your good nerves, your patience, kindness, and sense of humor. As happy as we were to meet you, we are happy to know you still.
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Finally, yesterday was the long-awaited birthday party for t.c. and l.c. and Julia was thrilled. They host it in a place that’s like a gym on one side and a kitchen and dining area on the other. There were a LOT of sweaty kids, but this is that cooped up time of winter when it
This guy turned two yesterday! We met their family out at an indoor playground, and it was the perfect place to celebrate in February. The kids ran and climbed until they were red and sweaty. Faces that overheated haven’t been seen in months. When it was time to go home, John invited us over to
But that was quite a long time ago. I gave him a pair of luxurious down-filled mittens. They’re still in the mitten box now. We had a party tonight, of course. He loves ribs and potato salad, so he made both last night while I was working–between driving kids to basketball, he cooked. Excellent results.
aww, he’s 51. i remember when he turned 18 Read More »
Tonight we celebrated Kirsten’s birthday, and though the wind was howling and rain pounding against the windows, it was lovely, cozy, perfect. In the clutter and the racket, the grandsons and grand dogs running all over, our own beast Sam pacing around, it was just a darn lotta fun. Kirsten invited her friend Meghan too,
