This picture was taken by Heidi’s friend Ashley after they ran a half marathon. Can you imagine? I’m still a little in awe. Okay, so we’re trapping mice in this old house. It’s fall and there’s a big field behind the house, plus the kitchen has a dirt crawl space under it. Mice. It happens […]
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Okay, this morning she climbed into my bed to watch Curious George on PBS. That’s fine. But then she kicked and kicked and kicked until I was annoyed. “You keep on kicking and kicking, and now my whole back is uncovered and I’m cold.” I expected her to toss the covers over me or ignore
Here’s Joe, whose birthday is now rolled up in their wedding anniversary, two birds with one stone kind of deal on the celebration. Here’s a picture from last summer: A couple from other parties: See your baby in the picture above? Do you remember when she looked like this? I don’t really either. Good thing
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Today she’s two and Heidi took the day off and invited us to lunch to celebrate. The kids picked out a couple of her gifts for today–some are saved for the other party Saturday night. These are the Hello Kitty sandals. They are being worn with socks, yes–Santa socks, specifically She dresses herself in
Starting at the very beginning of the day, she wouldn’t let her mom change her diaper. Apparently the child planned to take care of it herself later because I found her in the family room, soggy overnight diaper tossed to the side and she was trying to get a new diaper fastened. She had the
This library was remodeled a few years ago and what was a cramped space with 70s furniture and dust going on became this huge, beautiful place. Tim didn’t want to pick out any books. Again. He can read now, but it’s still work to him. Last time I picked him out books. He complained, “Yeah,
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It’s been eight years since you showed up around here, Heidi’s boyfriend from college. And now? Stuck with us. You are as devoted to your family as a person could be, and you put up with all of us too, year in and year out. Even when the kids all go nuts, you take it
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That’s today. Wow. Here’s Sesame Street as seen from inside a big water heater box I brought inside for the kids to play with. They did–put in blankets, decorated, hung pictures. We cut windows. It was good. See that smile? Great box. Then it was warm enough to eat lunch on the patio. In November,
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These are pictures of the first birthday we celebrated of Joe’s. It was 2005, six years ago. Look what a baby he was. He and Tim are still friends. I think they are, anyway. Tim socks him. He puts Tim in a headlock. They pound on each other. I think it’s affection. He and Heidi
This little girl was born yesterday, late in the afternoon. Here she and Maria are, checking each other out. See how Maria’s holding her face to face, copying the baby’s expression? There’s a name for that, though I can’t remember. It’s wired into how we relate to babies, and I love that. They both know
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