mom

the hi story

 Mom and Kari and I were watching babies today and John and Dannell came to visit with l.c. and the new baby.  Macaroni and cheese, kid food supreme:  Here’s Uncle John helping a guy consume his lunch.  John’s a good eating cheerleader.  And Uncle John fetched this colorful contraption to the patio and the little […]

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grandparents

Here’s a picture of my dad and John out on the patio last summer. My parents were good parents, very good–pleasant, safe, reliable, patient, completely decent people. But they are absolutely spectacular grandparents.  I think it’s because as grandparents they cut loose in a way parents can not. They’re extravagant with these kids in every

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the holiday

We had movies before bed. Slept late in the morning. Art. We had a visit from my grandma. That’s her, holding my grandbaby. There was a kooky fashion show. Some of this, and some of that. And these chickens were pretty cool. The kids argued over naming them, but in the end, I saw a

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