We drove out to my parents for the weekend. They live in town, but also have this little place in Wisconsin, the home place. So we went there and goofed around, and ate good food, and it was lovely and relaxing. The dress up clothes are always a favorite. And here they shot at old […]
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Here they are, trying to lure a sunfish into their basket. When Sam does actually catch a fish, she just rolls it around in her mouth for a minute and spits it out again, no harm done. These two girls were pretty happy to see each other. And my parents came to the lake too.
Tonight was the party for Dad’s birthday. They were without electricity for many days after the storms came through, but the power came back on Tuesday night, so everything was back to normal. (Yeah, there was a feast.) This little girl fell asleep on the way to the party. Too much swimming in the hot
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And then we loaded up all our soggy towels and stale crackers and came home again. I called my dad tonight to wish him Happy Father’s Day–he and mom were at a graduation party today. We talked a little while and he said, “Would you like to talk to your mother?” It made me laugh
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On Saturday we went to my parents’ place in Wisconsin. My parents made lunch for all this crew and we had a really good time. Inside this old log cabin are the toys–the dress up clothes and jewelry, the trucks and balls and pogo stick and who knows what all else. They keep busy for
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Yeah, it snowed, and we forged on and ignored the whole thing. Lydia had band and we invited outselves over to my parents’ for lunch. They seemed happy to have us. These are the kids eating milkshakes, handmade by my father. There he is in the background, wielding a mean blender. Julia’s hair was never
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His birthday is tomorrow, and we had a party tonight. But first we went to the little pool. b.g. and t.g. were there with their Aunt Michelle, who babysits them now. She’s Alicia’s brother’s wife, and so we are related by marriage. She’s adorable and funny. She’s also my first real estate client, so of
I found this picture on my camera and it’s here for no particular reason, except I like it. It’s 12:03 and I can still hear Julia’s giddy little laugh from down the hall. It’s steamy-hot here tonight, one of those handful of nights we never have the chance to really get used to. I jumped in the car late
Here’s a picture of my dad and John out on the patio last summer. My parents were good parents, very good–pleasant, safe, reliable, patient, completely decent people. But they are absolutely spectacular grandparents. I think it’s because as grandparents they cut loose in a way parents can not. They’re extravagant with these kids in every
Yesterday the day started out with our cocoon having hatched into a gorgeous butterfly. We showed our next door neighbors who actually taught us about caterpillars in the first place. The kids spotted him at the picnic table and ran to show him, the went running to pound on the door with their glass with
