Ahhh, here’s the new mama admiring a tiny stretchy suit. And here’s Auntie Maria and her brand new nephew. Uncle Jay And these two little aunties? He’s a lucky boy. Grandpa and him: Uncle Tim and our baby: More aunties: Oh yeah–look at that hair! That lustrous mop of hair! You can imagine how divine […]
It was cold and overcast, but that didn’t affect the one-card poker, or the shrimp eating. Oh, look at that. She’s the dealer, and it got to the end, and she had a two, so she cut the deck, hoping for something better. And got an ace. Ace’s low. See those ornery crossed arms? Yah.
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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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Here’s where I asked him how it is being twenty. He said, “Well, actually I’m not twenty for a day and a half, so I don’t know yet.” Here’s the lovely cake, decorated by young squirrels. Okay, Here are Maria and Heather, laughing at something inappropriate James said. No idea what it was, and that’s
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It wasn’t a lot, but it was a pretty night and the kids were happy in the morning, but especially Sam was. And I can see we have a playhouse window to fix and a back steps to paint, but those are future Val’s problems. Today? No problems at all. love, Val
Tim’s learning to read. He’s getting better all the time. But his level of comprehension is waaaay ahead of the very early books he’s able to get through. Yesterday he read me a story called, “It’s Not Easy Being a Bunny.” It’s a little cartoon rabbit, sick of his own home, who goes to live
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Here’s the baby whisperer today, whispering that unruly niece of hers. Ahh, the child is in bed, back to knitting. After while, it was lunch time. Then we wen to James’ basketball game. Julia took over the camera and well, that’s about all that can be said about it. James is number twelve. He’s
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They were as loud and hilarious as ever tonight, going to play Game boy in Tim’s bed. We said prayers, kissed goodnight, and then the racket began. The shrieking and laughing and loud thumping were outrageous. I was painting the bathroom in the family room, and that’s a hard room to paint. It’s tiny, the
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The science kit came out tonight. He went nuts with it. It’s vinegar and baking soda in the little tube. The reaction is what launches the rocket. They assembled this funny mobile of the solar system too. I don’t think it’s to scale. They launched it numerous times, trying to get the balance of vinegar
We have an unexpected, spontaneous sleepover here tonight. They took off with the camera, and that’s fine. Have fun. Okay, the picture below is very dark, but it’s mine own t.c. finally asleep. He and Tim watched a movie and t.c. used Julia’s DS and Tim his own, and they played video games for a
