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 […]
It was my mom’s birthday party tonight–happy, easy going crowd. Okay, this is Tim apologizing to his cousin for throwing a poker chip that hit her in the head. No she was not injured, just deeply offended. No idea what the back story is on this. Here’s my mom with a pile of grand
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Yes, it was her birthday yesterday, and Jay bought these tremendously festive cupcakes to celebrate. See how the bakery even packaged them in diagonal rows of juicy, bright colors? Here are some kids having lunch on the patio. Mom and I made the mac and cheese she brought. Usually some sister/auntie mixes it up, so
Okay, so here’s the story: My mom was here helping me babysit, and the conversation veered from this to that, and we were watching the Showcase Showdown on Price is Right, and Julia said she wished we could go on that show, “Mom! You should go!” That whole glitzy, decadent oasis of materialism and nonsense?
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It was a long, but very nice day. My mom came and helped me watch my grandbabies, and even though there were many cute moments during our ten insane hours together, these two blurry photos are all I have. I should get on the stick and take some pictures. These weeks are going by fast,
My mother came over last Thursday to help me watch my grandbabies. In a couple months, b.g. and his little brother t.g. are going to their aunt’s house to get watched. But not yet. (I’ve also been told I can have them any time I want–just ask.) So for now, on Tuesdays and Thursdays they
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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
Yes, it is, and here are pictures from Monday. The weekend flew past. Saturday night was an anniversary party for friends, Sunday I hosted a property open house after church, and after that we cleaned up the leaves and dog crap in the back yard. This is a funny story: The house of the open
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Yesterday the day started out with our cocoon having hatched into a gorgeous butterfly. We showed our next door neighbors who actually taught us about caterpillars in the first place. The kids spotted him at the picnic table and ran to show him, the went running to pound on the door with their glass with
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
