looking for the tooth fairy
This is where the kids believe the tooth fairy lives. None of them have ever caught her at home… But that doesn’t stop them from checking. love, Val
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cabin
a quiet weekend
We finally made it to the lake last night about bedtime. t.c. was there waiting at the top of his lungs. Jay built a fire. I deep fried the shrimp. They played 500 while I read a magazine and the kids went nuts with the Polly Pockets and fighting guys. a toad they let go
imaginary friends are cool
Yeah, they are. This weekend, Julia dragged me out to the very ancient, battered swing set at my in-laws. I stood in the sun in my black jacket, trying to stay warm. And she chattered and chattered and chippered, on and on and on. As she pushed the empty baby swing, she told me, “I
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mother’s day
In the morning we leave for my in laws, for the Mother’s Day/Birthday Celebration. It’s cold and gloomy and might even SNOW. (Awwww, noooo.) We hope not. She’s a fairly beautiful woman I dearly love… Tonight I baked and frosted a big, fat chocolate cake for her, and Julia helped me shop for a gift.
a great kit!
My mom signed Tim up to receive a kit every month, a little building project kit. Finally, the first kit arrived over the weekend, and today when Jay stopped by at lunch time, Tim talked him into working on it. The directions had pictures, so Tim could see what to do. This is what was
the first weekend…
at the lake was nicer than I’d even hoped. John and Dannell parked a trailer in the woods, a place where their family can go to escape the mayhem. This morning I sent Kari to tell them the pancakes were ready. She sprinted in her bare feet in the cold, across the rough lawn and
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Saturday night
I’m too sick to write anything. I’ve had a bad reaction to the ibuprofen I took for my back and am covered head to toe in hives, and the stomach hurts. I don’t know why it happened now, since I haven’t had any ibuprpofen for many days. I expect to live, but honestly I feel
Weekend in Wisconsin
The road and the lakeshore Breakfast James That character Cutting wood Carrying out the dock My friend Ann’s kid. All connected Maria, fending off the beggars.
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