dan walking heidi’s baby around It was a big, loud party. Chicken divan: chicken, approx six breasts, cooked and cut in little pieces broccoli, two very big frozen bags, boiled for two minutes cream of chicken soup, four large cans miracle whip, half the biggest jar shredded cheddar cheese, 2/3 of the big bag onion, […]
Daniel. I swiped a few pictures from Alicia’s facebook page. Tomorrow, thirty-one years it’s been, and you’ve brought us so much happiness–more than you probably know. Pretty baby Beautiful child Teenager Man, now a husband and a DAD. You know, I love a lot of people. But in the whole world, not a single one
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Was not easy. Heidi was born shortly after midnight, so her birthday was the day after Dan’s. I think at points he resented it a little. dan and heidi the week she was born And then at some point, she resented it back because it’s not like she had any choice either. Here she’s confused
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something from ten years ago: We made it through the winter! It was long and dark with deep cold and snow, but finally spring is here. The Mississippi is overflowing its banks in the city right now. Yesterday, stuck on a bridge in traffic we could see way down the river, our view unobstructed by
Tonight we tackled that hell-hole. Jay’s been working on Tim’s room, so he’s been relocated to the guest room where Joe and Heidi lived this winter. Wheee. You can imagine. There’s a thing called The Gray Layer. It lives in nooks and crannies, under couch cushions. You know it when you see it. It’s Barbie
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This guy turned two yesterday! We met their family out at an indoor playground, and it was the perfect place to celebrate in February. The kids ran and climbed until they were red and sweaty. Faces that overheated haven’t been seen in months. When it was time to go home, John invited us over to
ham it up, you cuties Okay, I heard it again yesterday, a person complaining about another’s bad behavior, “She’s just doing it for attention. Ignore her.” I’ve heard this line a million times. Where did it ever even come from? It’s shaming, insulting, a put-down. No, no, no, no, no. We could stop seeing wanting
We had two nice days of watching this guy. I didn’t take any pictures. These were on my camera, must have been Maria. Here he is late in the afternoon. We had a awesome episode of Couch Potato Grandma in the morning, so he wasn’t ready to sleep until almost 3pm, and by 4 his
This was Dan’s last year of homeschool, and he spent it making Malt O Meal and carrying Maria around, hanging out, watching Northern Exposure at noon. I enjoyed his company very much. Just like now, at 14, he was sarcastically astute, generally quite kind, and easy to be around. The last year they spent in
Today. And everyone teases her, “Sweet Sixteen and never been kissed.” (She’s had a marriage proposal, but never been kissed. Hunh?) Tonight Julia said, “Yes, you have too been kissed. Mom kisses you all the time.” Maria threw back her head and laughed. That’s not the kind of kissing we’re talking about. Sixteen years ago
