Okay, I went to the fabric store this afternoon, looking for COLORFUL fabric for her second blanky. This is what it ended up to be: This fabric was so plush and buttery and gorgeous. Yeah, it’s hers. I bought enough to make one for little Olive too. Forgot all about that colorful thing. And this: […]
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This morning I almost overslept. Oh, yeah. A person was expecting me at noon, so I had to leave here at 11:30. I woke up at ten til 11. Yes, really. I slept the entire morning. I mean, I knew I was tired, but not THAT tired, teenager wiped out? Apparently. I made it to
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All dressed up: I only took a couple pictures at church because it feels impolite, for some unknown reason. We were there early because the guys were ushers, so I sneaked a couple without flash. this is a friend’s son lighting candles. (he’s wearing his bell ringer gloves.) The service was gorgeous–beautiful music, formal, elegant,
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Incredibly. We spent the day up north with Jay’s parents. It as a good time. My mother in law is an excellent cook, and the gang all played cards. Alicia and Dan were there with b.g. and y’all know how I feel about that little nut. The most popular toy of the day was Great-Grandpa’s
This is a very fine coffee table, bought at JC Penney about 15 years ago. It’s solid oak, and I paid about $200. Okay, see it in the picture there? Ordinary. Fine. John says I got my money’s worth out of that thing. I disagree. An oak coffee table that cost hundreds of dollars should
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We are getting ready for Little Jay’s graduation party next Friday. Oh, yeah. Jay put roasts in the oven to cook and then did landscaping clean up. In the rain, he did this. Yep. He doesn’t even complain. I don’t get it. He’ll wail away about government paperwork, but with rain dribbling down the neck
Okay, this is a patient man. He doesn’t get excited about much, never has. It’s one of the reasons he and Heidi are married. They get each other. It works. He said to let the puppy sleep in the bed with them because he “doesn’t like crying.” He lets the guinea pigs crawl on his
Heidi and Joe showed up last night with this fine lab puppy. She was adopted from a rescue place. Her name is Morgan and she’s as sweet as she looks, velvety fur and long legs. They have two guinea pigs already, Rufus and Rory, so hopefully the puppy will like them too. The old puppy
Kirsten took this picture of Kari, and for the record, Kari’s a very patient girl… Kirsten’s car? The mechanic finally called tonight about 7. It’s the fuel pump! It’s a straightforward problem with straightforward solution. Whew. That car is so twitchy and glitchy, it makes us incredibly nervous whenever it acts up. But this we
Joe and Julia, back when she was lil bitty Tonight Heidi and Joe came for supper, bringing pizza and chocolate chip cooky mix. Jay was gone driving a van full of kids to a winter retreat, so it was really thoughtful of them to come keep me company, to care about my trashed back. (Much
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