Jay’s little brother’s family hosted the party. The food is always pretty fantastic. Barb is a very, very good cook. Here’s Grandpa with Kirby and Little Jay. Yep, the gang in the family room downstairs, cousins hanging out. Kirsten is hugging her cousin’s little baby. That baby is so darn cute. She’s tiny, like her […]
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Christmas Eve service was beautiful as always–Same old gospel readings we know by heart, same Christmas carols, communion and blessings. When we arrived the stained glass sparkled in the sun, and as the hour passed, the windows turned shadowy and finally completely dark. Then we headed to my parents for the party. Right after this,
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This is a picture Alicia took last night. It’s all the grandbabies in a little rowdy row, wearing the pajamas my parents gave them for Christmas. It makes me laugh right out loud. Love you all so, Grandma and Grandpa
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The usual props were brought down from upstairs. Every year I wonder the same thing: How do the Easter props show up at the Nativity every year? Also, see that basket? That’s the Baby Jesus in there. It’s a large puppet of a dude with a beard. Man, that’s one homely baby. This one is
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In this long week, some pictures were found on my camera, and they’re sweet. Okay that’s her after she decorated cooky number two and decided to just go ahead and EAT. Oh my goodness, just looking at her silly face makes me laugh. Thursday night we drove out to Wisconsin for the Christmas program at
That’s what we did today. Later on, we made the bacon and eggs cookies. Those are the ones where you put three pretzel sticks in a row on waxed paper, dribble on melted almond bark, and top with a green or yellow M&M. But what surprised me was how adept they are at cookies this
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This library was remodeled a few years ago and what was a cramped space with 70s furniture and dust going on became this huge, beautiful place. Tim didn’t want to pick out any books. Again. He can read now, but it’s still work to him. Last time I picked him out books. He complained, “Yeah,
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About four in the afternoon, I had the idea we should go downtown to the Macy’s Santa display. Jay made a horrible face like I’d suggested a root canal, but after a little while he warmed up to the idea. When Joe came to pick up the baby I posed it to him, and he
Thanksgiving morning it was close to 60 degrees out. By evening, it was sleeting and snowing. At this point Friday morning it was about 20 degrees with a stiff wind. Twenty degrees will feel fine to us in a month, but we are not used to it yet. We drove to the town where Dannell
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Yes, the inflatable Santa! Here they’re putting in the stakes and air is filling. I told Joe I hadn’t been to Walmart since I bought it, don’t dare to! Who knows what I might buy, what I’m capable of? (I never have this problem at Target.) Here are some excited individuals watching from the door.
