a lazy monday
A chain saw sculpture of Sponge Bob: And a very short boat ride. See those clouds? love, Val
friends
rain and drab that does not end
But at least we’re not flooded like the southern part of the state is. The highlight of the day was a trip to……TARGET. Oh my gosh, the thrills continue… It’s all good though, plenty of laughing, lots of easy going quiet. We watched a cheesy movie that’s been in the cabinet for years called Two
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tonight
This woman is arriving on a plane! We met on a mom’s email list a long time ago, and the first time she brought her babies and came to visit us, people were worried. “You met ‘er on the Inner net? That’s dangerous.” Because we’re both very dangerous. A couple years later, we drove out
a september weekend
It was a pretty quiet weekend at the lake. Thursday night at bedtime, the kids were begging for this guy. His parents are high school friends of John and Dan, and they’re good natured. Even though it was almost ten at night, I called, and they said sure he could come with us. Now do
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a phone call
Okay, yesterday while I was in the shampoo aisle at Target, there was a call. It was James. “Hi, Mom. It’s James. Denise is here.” Me: “Denise? Right now? What’s going on?” (What am I doing at Target right now buying dog food and shampoo? My life is so lame. I should be at home.
an easy weekend
The kids brought friends to the lake, and also our niece. The weather was beautiful. It was a very good time. Others will be at the lake in the weeks to come, but we won’t be back for a month or more, so glad we made it there one more time in August. swimming–-that basketball
come on, cool air
Today we had little b.g. and he had a fever, so it was a quiet day. He and I slept on the couch for a couple hours this morning–did that ever feel good. And it’s so sweet to wake up next to a baby who is happy to see you. I’m as brown as an
heaven
luring sunfish with their toes. we have not bought a fishing license and have no way of actually catching them. a pretty tiny sandbox This weekend was …gosh, I don’t know… there are adjectives. Superb? That one seems to work. Oh yeah, it was so laid back, happy, and good-natured, it was hard to return
another summer day
Today I worked a bit in the morning, and then we met Julia’s little friend from preschool at the park for lunch, with her mom and brothers. She has one brother who is Tim’s age, and her little brother is a gorgeous hunk of baby, the most chubby luscious lips and roly thighs. (The 8
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perfection
The weekend? Perfect. Little Jay brought Sumi and Larry along, and Maria had Heather, and they are all pleasant people, agreeable, nice kids. It was very peaceful. sidney loves larry s’more heather and maria perler beads We ate and swam. They rode the bikes all over. We went on a boat ride, watched movies in