Here it is, the ice cream cake! What a wonderful year this has been. So many good things have happened, and it has been so much fun having your for our kid. I hope pretty soon you’ll be speeding all over on your new bike. Found a few pictures of you for fun: Happy birthday, […]
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This spring, I am severely lacking in ambition, so tired. Every day tired. I have lists of ambitious things, but then opt for a nap instead. It’s absurd and annoying. The Easter decorations were never brought out. Kari gave me this beautiful Easter tree, and I love it. Tonight we watched Heidi’s kids over suppertime,
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These kids didn’t have school on Monday, so we decided to go to Como. Still requires pre-registration to promote distancing, but that’s actually kind of nice. Normally the parking can be horrible there, but not these days. Could not imagine a nicer Monday that this was. I love you kids, Grandma
Tomorrow is her birthday and when asked what she wanted for her birthday said a shopping trip to Target. We can handle that. We went to the Target where Julia works and she joined us when she was done. Then Applebee’s before we took her home. After the snowstorm last night, everything is glowy and
She came in third place in the Science Fair. I heard she was doing something about ice melting and thought, oh wow. Climate change is a big topic for a 5th grader to tackle. Wheee. It was about a different kid of ice melting, more manageable and also an interesting project. Way to go, Girlfriend!
These two–the older one is back to college, semester off to a start this week. The younger is back on distance learning starting tomorrow, due to the pandemic. So many positive covid tests, though nobody we know is dangerously ill, it is just a lot. Probably this is a wise decision, but their anticipated return
On New Year’s Day we invited ourselves over to their house and spent a couple hours laughing. We brought little weenies and the kids were happy to see us. They took us out to the office and showed us the Sensory Swings. They put on music and did performances, twirling, kicking the walls, arguing. It
This little girl started daycare two months ago. It’s been two months, so I think it’s safe to say this is a huge success. She loves it. The first day, her dad texted me that they had a link to photos of her at daycare, and most days they took a few pictures so parents
Just before we were getting started, kids showed up at the door! This is a very patient, kind aunt: She asks to go to bed when she’s tired. Not this little party animal: Finally I stuffed her in here while I took a bath. He has a knack for defeating little kids with his body
Dressing up can mean more than one thing, true. You go, Girl Love, Grandma
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