These girls went to Florida this weekend to visit my parents. That’s a picture my mom texted me of the two of them. And a picture Maria sent of the beach. Kirsten is there too with her dogs. I can see it was a beautiful time. So much love, MOM, aka VAL
He’s trying to get the Scooby Doo Movie going. Maria shared her guinea pigs, Dash and Bolt. love, Mom
Today was gorgeous, and this maple always turns color first, and did not disappoint. We moved into this house right before Halloween in 1988, knew nothing about this tree. Well, it’s one of my favorite signs of fall, one of the best things about this house. And today, right on schedule, it’s your birthday! (A
Happy Birthday, Maria! I went looking for some pictures of you–found a couple cute ones: That one was from the weekend with those silly Homecoming Cows. And one from last summer, you and that sweet niece you took care of: And this grainy one–I have no idea what’s happening here. It’s at the lake, and
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Maria and I drove up to the lake Friday night with the kids. She drove and I wrapped up in an old comforter and slept on the way. We drank apple ale and watched Uncle Buck and laughed a lot. We slept late and I took a long bubble bath in the morning. This was
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These pictures turned up on Instagram and made me happy. That’s Johann above, his own baby in his right arm, and Dan and Alicia’s baby, his newborn niece, in his left arm. I am anticipating cousin fun from here to eternity. This is a picture Kirsten took of the new baby. Just wow. This
It started out with us up at the lake. The kids wanted a picture of this. They’d named this person, “Handgela.” Aww. Everyone was here for supper tonight, and it was a great, wild, loud night. The only picture of t.c. is him second to the right, in the aqua shirt. Enjoy that. They went into
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Wow. Four years ago? Not a lot has changed. People grew, I guess, but we’re all still us. Probably that’s both a good and bad thing. Okay, time for bed. I love you, Maria. love, MOM
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Okay, this had me about on the floor laughing today. The girl is trying to do her taxes online, only taxes irritate her very much, just like her parents. Back in the olden days a person just picked up the forms at the library. Short form? Long form? For someone like Maria, it would be
The woods are starting to show some color: The lake was still as glass. We took a walk to the dam today, and Maria was prettier than ever, curly hair blowing, white teeth, big blue eyes: I took a few pictures of a bunch of my girls: That little one was not a cooperator. We
