Same as we have for many years, we went to Mark and Barb’s. The food was fantastic, the company easy-going. There were gifts for the children and everyone was generous and kind. Here’s a picture of Jay’s parents, with my dearly loved sister in law, Barb, beside them. This was hilarious, Alicia trying to play […]
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Santa, in his divine wisdom, and knowing how much more we are awake in the middle of the night than in the morning, arrives very late on Christmas Eve. We are so glad he does. He fills the stockings and it’s all very wonderful at midnight. And then we jump in our beds and teenagers
We met at Elim, in Robbinsdale, for candlelight service. It was lovely, did not disappoint, festive, fun, beautiful. Here are two brothers in law on the patio cooling off later during the very loud, hot party. The food was great, the company easy-going. We had a moment with the gravy for the meatballs that seemed
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That’s her, in a new hairstyle, in the middle with the pony tails. And there is the brother on the violin. Jay and Maria were there and said they had a great time at this concert while I was working. All you talented musicians and kids? Merry Christmas, with so much love, Grandma
This was a brief, short, scrappy Christmas program, and I LOVED it. The kids were overly energetic. I’m told my own beautiful grandson is wearing his mom’s mother’s yellow bathrobe. I thought he looked good. He gave his speech and did not miss a word about the announcement that came from Caesar Augustus about the
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We finished the rest of them today. All good. Kitchen has been restored to order. Here’s a picture from when I left tonight to go show a house, so pretty. Onward! Love, Val
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We baked all weekend. These kids came to stay with us while their parents went Christmas shopping. It was fun. It was a productive and happy Saturday. Love, Val
She came early this morning, and shortly we headed out to do errands. We went to the post office to mail a package, and to the grocery store where she helped me shop for ingredients to bake cookies this weekend. She’s sociable and sweet, had interesting observations, was such a fun person to spend the
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We made it there in time. The drive took almost two hours because of rush hour and snow. Here Dannell is, leading her class into the gym. These guys were there for their little sister’s concert. It was just beautiful, traditional songs and also some new ones, well done! There she is, hidden behind Mary.
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Tim helped me haul this up from the basement. It was zipped carefully into a big giant bag last January. Well, yesterday they mentioned to me that one of Julia’s friends had FALLEN onto it during a sleepover. OMG. I was so afraid it would be broken, but no. Just the star for the top
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