They hauled all the tools and crap over with the tractor, saved a few trips. Julia wanted to test the water. The results: Very, very cold. Is it straight? Is it level? Why is this thing so flippin’ heavy? Of course, a helpful canine joins in. She hurt her tail yesterday at some point. They […]
It was her birthday. She’s two. She’s entirely confused by the occasion, but doing her best. Oh my goodness. xo Pay-pay. Happy Birthday, you fine girl. love, Grandma
Old friends came for supper last night. We met these people almost thirty years ago through strange circumstances. They adopted a dog we had stolen from the neighbors. David with Thor and Josie Normally we are not thieves or dognappers, but this dog was in trouble. The neighbor kids and ours played together and on
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It was a beautiful night, snow falling– looked like a Christmas card. Here he is, our January guy. Dog passing through– The girls baked these special cupcakes for Saturday night–Reese’s peanut butter cups were involved. They did good. These two on Sunday afternoon: My parents were here. John and Dannell could not be because they
This is a picture of Renee’s child sharing pizza with the cat? Who knew cats eat pizza? Although, I do know they eat pepperoni. When Maria was tiny she was feeding bits of pepperoni to Lori’s cat at supper. Then she lost her balance and fell off the chair. The cat shot out from under
While we were at the baptism yesterday, look what Payton was doing. She bit an entire hole in MY bedspread! It’s old, faded on the side that faces the window, not a big deal, but what a naughty dog. This morning, Heidi’s baby p.j. could not stop lifting up the bedspread and talking about it.
Here are Tim and Sam on the ride. Tim was the only child for about 24 hours before we left. The other kids all went with older sisters. He said being an only child was, “Kind of okay, and kind of boring.” Here’s the gang and the sand bar the next morning. And here’s Sam
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These are a few pictures from the little pool this week. This is from here, tonight. I asked Maria what was going on with Sidney, and she said, “I’m whispering her. She’s not listening!” Hmmm. She looks like a listener here. Here’s John and Dannell’s dog. We’re watching her for the weekend. She’s so territorial
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