He started taking trumpet lessons last year from a sweet girl we know. He practiced, and he got better, and this fall, joined the band. Tonight was the first concert, and it was excellent. Plus, he attempted to iron this shirt himself while I was making spaghetti. It was a struggle and Maria helped out. […]
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We woke up yesterday to this. It doesn’t look all that bad, but the roads were awful. I had to show houses in this mess, got stuck in a driveway, ridiculous. And Little Jay was home for the weekend, and after the snowstorm, we lost power. So his fun weekend at home has included no
James is a very laid back person. He doesn’t get excited about much. He doesn’t get mad very often, doesn’t ever cause trouble or smart off to us. But this super relaxed aspect of him also sometimes makes me nuts, like when I’m in a hurry, or have my hands full, and there he is,
john and james, 2002 I heard it on the radio this morning, the little bubbling noises and the spooky voice. It always reminds me of James because when he was little he was terrified of this song. We didn’t know why, but he’d cover his ears and order me to change the radio station. If
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three sisters These are some of Kirsten’s pics from Memorial Day: a big girl a big girl fishing–this keeps her absorbed for hours a tired boat ride beautiful lydia james and bella bella is as fascinated by frisbee as sam is with fishing swimming Oh, how I love summer. love, Val
A lot of people use my camera besides just me, and often pictures turn up where I pause and wonder what is going on. Here are a few from the weekend. I don’t have answers. Good thing James has a haircut scheduled. Okay, that’s weird. I’m sure there’s a story there. And probably here too…
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oh yeah, this gorgeous guy. he eats pancakes now, plain. the kids were concerned he had no syrup. noooo. no syrup, or we’d still be wiping things. Okay, I don’t do movie reviews. I don’t actually like movies that much. Well, that’s not true. I like romantic comedies…and adventures with good endings. For example, I
Julia and I were at the grocery store, and there was a big photo of Jamie Lee Curtis beside some book she wrote. Julia noticed it, “Oh Mom, look! It’s that girl who stars in Activia.” I said, “Yeah, she’s a great girl.” Jamie, Jamie, Jamie, all the things you’re famous for, and my child
I have a thing for them. James evidently inherited this because he asked me to buy him this lamp at a second hand store back when he was six. I looked at it for a long minute, thinking how very odd it was, and there HE was, with his incredibly cute face and I said
