not really a dog person
Just so you know. love, Val
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dogs
an afternoon on the patio
a little sidewalk chalk art For the first time since last fall, it was warm and beautiful out. Heidi was here with her little peanut and we spent the afternoon on the patio. b.g. was here today too and he LOVED the patio. We went out there at noon and he never went back inside,
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people what are going CRAZY
Okay, we all know the winter has gone on far too long. It started early and nasty and hasn’t improved. Last week’s enormous, sloppy snowstorm was just too much. In an act of March rebellion, Jay never even shoveled the driveway. We revved the engine through it and then drove over the frozen ridges and
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human dust mops, or how to wear out a puppy
Morgan was so happy to see these guys. Maybe she thinks they’re puppies also? They definitely recognize their own kind. love, Val
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basketball
“It was a January Saturday morning, cold and bright. Darkness would arrive before supper, but the morning was brilliant, reflected sunshine off snow. Basketball season had arrived, so to the gym we went. My son was given a ball and sent into the herd. I found a spot on the bleachers and sat down with
construction mama
I’ve heard of something called Cooking Mama. This is our Construction Mama: Tim took this thing as far as he could, which was impressively far, actually. But then it all got away from him and others had to help. These Knex are much tinier than the other ones we’ve had before, the tiny drawings and
could it be friday?
It snowed all day and is beautiful out tonight, bright pink sky again, muffled air. Something strange happens when it snows and sounds are amplified, like how you can stand on the shore and hear a conversation in a boat way out on the lake? Like that. This picture is disappointing, cheap little camera. Nights
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a most laid back kind of day
is what we’re having here, and we all needed it. I have to work a couple hours tonight, but that’s it for the whole entire day. Saturday and Sunday are each going to be twelve hours, plus showing houses in a snowstorm is not something I look forward to. But today, we’re soaking it up–the
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the end of summer
This officially marks the beginning of winter here. We closed up the cabin for the year. You know, it was a good weekend, quiet. Maria had a couple friends along, and the boat and dock were put away a couple weeks ago. We had a fire, the shrimp, the one-card poker, watched The Great Outdoors
cheese!
Well, that’s actually pink yogurt. There’s the Say Cheese smile, both of them. That blurry spot is from my fingers, apparently from the cheese string I unwrapped right before this. And a little video for fun. Julia’s eating a bowl of leftover hamburger helper heated up in the microwave. When I asked her how it