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It’s Joe and the youngest child walking back from the field. Click on it to view full sized.  Love, Val 

  Docks are out. Boats are out. Love, Val

It was a beautiful weekend, warmer on Sunday. Collages! These two stayed with us to enjoy the afternoon. Their brother had to leave early for a birthday party. They’re easy company, quiet on the ride home. Volleyball last week, an away game in our own neighborhood.  That’s Julia all blurry in the middle.  It was

 Love Val

  Love, Val

It was a good weekend, a Sunday to Monday weekend for us.    We were to watch Dan and Alicia’s kids on Monday, so he left them at the lake with us on Sunday night. We created a plan to go to the Wilderness Walk in the morning, and Dannell and John figured out a

These little girls, with the shoe box of little special dolls-so sweet. This weekend of perfect weather: These two–our very beautiful Elin, disappointing in so many unfixable ways, and the guy she completely adores: Another perfect morning: Beautiful weekend. So much love, Val 

Back here again: That’s our neighbor skiing.  Seems like he’s not actually wearing any water skis, just his bare feet.  It’s kind of amazing to me that someone would decide this is what needs to happen on a random Thursday just before dark, but why not, I guess? It’s very quiet here, just the two

Joe cut up all that wood.   Heavens to Bob that’s a lot of wood. We went on a lovely, squirrely boat ride with a restless puppy who paced, and kids who got bored and wanted to go fast and then wanted to go home, and something about this all makes me so happy. It’s the

The morning started where the evening left off, playing this game together, each on their own tablet.  I don’t really understand it, but this is so interactive and animated–the conversation and the complexities of the game.    It’s something. Here he is cooking breakfast.  Honestly there’s nothing better than a fried egg sandwich. When we