Last night and tonight were Academic Awards night at the high school. It’s a special occasion and tonight I thought how we take it for granted now, and what IS that about? The first time was when John was a freshman. An invitation came in the mail and John told us we’d have to dress […]
Okay these two? (I love this picture, in spite of the chopped off heads.) They are my daughters in law, the mothers of my grandbabies. They are kind, funny, generous, astute… I didn’t realize until some of my kids were grown how central kindness is to every single thing, but it is. They’re other women’s
Okay, this is a weird photo. Julia was helping me. That’s her striped turtleneck in the background. The caterpillar, Bobby, the one who said, “Wow,” when he saw Dad’s van… He went into a cocoon a couple weeks ago. The cocoon was in a glass tumbler. (Nobody will ever want a drink of anything at
Below is something written ten years ago. This boat has been sold, along with the old motor that never ran right after 2002, not even with a thousand dollars in repairs. John helped me take it to the repair shop several times, early in the morning. It was at a marina, and that lake was
I did not take pictures, but Kirby had the presence of mind to do so. Maria informs me her friend thinks our whole family might be crazy. I…I don’t disagree. love, Val
apparently there were some fake tattoos a bit ago. i never saw these until they turned up in the photos…RIP Joey & Tickles Today is finally April 19, the day of the long-planned caterpillar funeral. I thought she’d forgotten all about it, but then I heard her talking about it over the weekend. Jay caught
oh yeah, the little treasure hunters all dressed up for the wedding last fall They went down into the storage area behind the office… and had an adventure. A treasure hunt, he called it. Aww, give me a break. They took out Christmas gift tags, mittens, an old iron, music tapes, the long tail from
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Okay, there’s a kid at our house with a birthday. James and Kirsten the morning he was born Thirteen years ago he was born in the middle of a snowy night. We caught him in the dark of our bedroom after a few hours of meandering labor. Suddenly he was born right NOW. AAAAGGHHHH. We
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Tonight was the most magnificent birthday party. Julia kept relentlessly asking us if it was time to go, starting as soon as she woke up. The party wasn’t until 5, so we had this conversation maybe…twenty times? (I never screamed. I did say to go away once.) Anyway, my parents and my sister and her
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but will these Olympics EVER END?? Ugh. I can’t take it. I just want to watch Saturday Night Live in peace. But no. We’re babysitting the grand-dog tonight. She’s growing fast and getting sassy. She wants to engage Sidney in some kind of horseplay, but Sidney says that’s absolutely out of the question. Here’s a
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