James is babysitting these guys for the summer, so I’ve spent time with James at the park and doing kid things together all summer. It’s been a lot of fun–kids I get to see, time spent with Jimmy. This park is kind of perfect, tucked away, no road anywhere close, and the one that’s there […]
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We went to the zoo Tuesday, desperate to not be in that empty, weird house. Sleepy sloth. They were armed with souvenir maps, and super-excited about following along with the maps. We ate like $30 of waffle fries and they watched the Sparky the Seal show. Reindeer sleeping: It was very hot,but a diversion,
I love these pictures of you. The sheer, pure sweetness of you over these last almost two decades is a gift. Oh my goodness, we love you. Happy 19th birthday, forever and always, nothing but glad you’re here. love, Mom and Dad and Everybody
Yes, here’s the band. James has played in it for numerous graduations and froze his little behind. Tonight he was a graduate, and the temperature was 72 degrees of perfection, light breeze, could not be any better. Here are the graduates marching in: And they took their seats. The speeches were actually quite lovely, kind
Tonight was their senior prom. They attend different high schools, so they kind of had to make a choice. This was her school’s prom. Last week we went to reserve the tuxedo. That was funny and sweet. James doesn’t remember the tux reservation procedure from the past. Heidi was married in 2009, so true, it’s
It’s true, Jimmy’s an official adult, turned eighteen today. When people find out how many kids I have, I often tell them at this point I do not have ten children. I have however many adults and the rest are children. Now I have seven adults and three children. Actually I never had ten
Moving on from a horseshit weekend into a better week. Julia has discovered the fireplace and the candles in it. This candle holder is something from when Lori sold candles back in the day. We haven’t used it much for years, mostly because ground-level candles aren’t safe with little children. She vacuumed all
This morning was the preschool program. That’s her in the black velvet dress in the lower right corner. It was great. Tonight was James and Lydia’s band concert. That’s her in the middle. That’s him. Hey, I know those guys: This little girl was seated ahead of us and kept Julie’s baby entertained. Julie and
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James was invited last year as a junior in high school, but that bout with mono took him out and messed up the whole thing. As a senior? He’s well. He chose his closest friend’s mother as his mentor. She works hard for numerous causes and people, all of them working to bring people together and
Summer went by so fast again. Tuesday James goes back to school and the other guy leaves this week for his private school in Connecticut. It’s fine. Sad, but fine. The weeks fly past until the holidays. There they are looking cool, him in the hat he knit himself, and James in
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