We did. I called on Saturday, checking out the plans of the others. These people did not have a fast, handy excuse to avoid us, so we went there. John ordered pizzas so delicious–Carbone’s. Absolutely phenomenal. We played games, card games and video games and it was so much fun. These are all the pictures […]
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Our oldest grandchild turned twelve today. Buddy, that’s YOU! (t.c. and his Aunt Julia) Here we go, the two of us enjoying a fine nap. First day of school picture from a long time ago: And now: You are truly one of my favorite people. When Grandpa and I became grandparents, I knew I’d love
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We thought it would be a super fun treat to take the kids to Nickelodeon Universe, and it was fun to take them somewhere special. What we did not realize though, was that this is President’s Day weekend, a three day weekend, and the place was mobbed. It was hard to find parking because the
John and Dannell and Dan and Alicia all went to Cancun for a friend’s destination wedding. I can imagine those four friends spending a few days together–KIDLESS–in Mexico. The pictures they’ve sent are beautiful and the mood seems lighthearted. John and Dannell’s kids arrived Saturday night. Dannell’s brother had stayed overnight with them on Friday
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Crazy! Nine years of you? You are just so you, so chatty and funny, lots of ideas, so much energy. And I have also seen you when you’re angry–truly a spectacular huff thrower, honestly. That’s an art, and you’ve got it. And now and then a huff is an entirely appropriate response to life. I
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This cute little matching outfit set was bought in October as a Christmas gift for another little granddaughter, but it didn’t fit–too narrow in the shoulders, not the least bit of stretch in flannel, and she didn’t care much about the doll’s outfit, so they left it here. After Christmas I went online and ordered
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It sounds like it was a wonderful day, complete with fancy cupcakes. Having a birthday during the first week of school is a challenge, but that’s okay. We’re used to it now. I was trying today to remember what year it was you and John met, decided it might have been 1998? That sounds about
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We headed to the lake for John’s birthday today, and by the time we reached Shell Lake, the storms hit. The last fifteen minutes of the trip, sheets of rain blasted across the road, debris flew, visibility came and went. As we got to Spooner, Heidi texted that the lights were flickering and in a
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Kindergarten graduation above (p.j. with her teacher and us, with Julia and with my parents,) and graduation for t.c. from Elementary to Middle School below: Oh my goodness. Graduation from into MIDDLE SCHOOL?? How did this happen? One from the day you were born: What a great week. Love, Grandma, aka MOM, aka VAL
John and Dannell’s kids have all 4 birthdays within weeks of each other, so they held a quadruple party. Many characters were there. We had fun. I heard Julia and Tim were playing hide and seek and about took out the bounce house. Glad nothing bad happened. And a lovely Saturday afternoon ended in long
