Tim and I walked over with them, so they could see it. (Yes, the boy is in stocking feet. And here I thought James was the only one who did this.) The little girl told me the tooth fairy opens up windows with a wand. Wow. I did not know this. “It’s an old fake […]
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There’s Tim, perched behind our friend Renee This is a pic of julia opening gifts. She’s over on the far right. What else is going on in the picture looks like those Where’s Waldo books. It’s so mind-bendingly hot here it could be Dallas-Fort Worth. And that’s just not right. We had a party last
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The parade route goes right past her house, so she invited us all for snacks and parade viewing, pretty nice. The food was awesome–little bbq weenies, several kinds of dip, cheese and crackers, and fruit and strawberry shortcake. Kirsten knows how to cook. Her roommate, Nick, looked at the food and asked if she was
Yesterday the day started out with our cocoon having hatched into a gorgeous butterfly. We showed our next door neighbors who actually taught us about caterpillars in the first place. The kids spotted him at the picnic table and ran to show him, the went running to pound on the door with their glass with
Perfect quiet, and sunshine, and peace. love, Val
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It was so darn hot today. It’s still hot now, and that only happens a few times a year, where it’s hot at night. But we have all our little air conditioners going, so we’re good. Today we met Julia’s friend from preschool and her mom at the splash pad. It’s kind of like a
The water is still pretty cold. A few hot days will warm it up though. Scuba guy This little girl liked it. I saw this at a red light and it made me laugh. Tim and Julia were goofing around back there, saying weird things and laughing, and he joined right in. And then before
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Okay, first I took this sweet picture of my girls. We’re having such a peaceful Sunday around the house, and the sun is finally shining after about a year and a half of gloom and rain. Tim was there, and I said, “You be in the picture too.” He ran over. And that little honey
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This caterpillar is getting ready to spin a cocoon. The transformation has started, right on Tim’s dresser. Very cool. love, Val
