This morning I was backing up files of photos, and business files, and boring, right? Yes, quite. Thankfully it didn’t even take an hour. But I ran into a few random pictures I didn’t expect, ones that made me happy. Here they are, just for fun: about a year and a half ago: and how […]
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This guy turned two yesterday! We met their family out at an indoor playground, and it was the perfect place to celebrate in February. The kids ran and climbed until they were red and sweaty. Faces that overheated haven’t been seen in months. When it was time to go home, John invited us over to
Jay told me to find this on YouTube because it reminds him of Tim. Yeah, I laughed. A lot. My favorite line is, “Where’d he get a balloon?” Oh, Tim, Tim, Tim. love, Mom
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This morning Julia was all chatty. Surprising, I know, right? Anyway, she asked if I was working today. “Yes, for a few hours and then I’ll be back.” “Are you working in the night” Nope. She cheered. So did I. Then she told me she has a lump. I could see no lumps, and teased
It’s so cold here! It said 13 degrees on the dash, but when we went to Target tonight it felt like -10. Oh my gosh, that cold wind cut right through a wool coat and hood. Dear LOR-ED, how long until spring? We came out and I was pushing the cart, scurrying in the painful
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But that was quite a long time ago. I gave him a pair of luxurious down-filled mittens. They’re still in the mitten box now. We had a party tonight, of course. He loves ribs and potato salad, so he made both last night while I was working–between driving kids to basketball, he cooked. Excellent results.
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This morning when I picked up James from band, it was so January–the sky completely white, the snowbanks bright white. The trees all looked tan and gray, even the pines looked a funny charcoal color, rather than green. Every house had a perfect white roof, white tendrils curling from all the chimneys. Ugh. I was
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Heidi’s friends held a baby shower for her yesterday. We were pretty impressed by the decorating, the cake, the food–oh my goodness the food. These people can cook. They decorated a series of onesies for occasions through the baby’s first year, pretty cute, and the love that went into all this work was pretty evident.
Okay, so she had some fun stuff she was thinking about taking to Goodwill and called us first. Hot pink polka-dot comforter with shams. Fuchsia and orange quilt. Striped sheets. A crazy chandelier. A floor lamp. Trinkets. Yes, yes, and more yes. The girls were excited. She brought them by, and she’s a ball of
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And it’s very, very quiet. First it was very, very loud, and a very lot of chow mein was eaten. this was saturday, not today, thankfully l.c. was My Sweetie for the last five days. He hugged, he told little jokes, was thoroughly charming. He took exactly one nap in five days, didn’t cry, was
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