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 We found this thing at Menards this fall, and only resisted for about two minutes and seven seconds. It’s as awesome kitschy weird as anything ever was.  Going out the door upstairs–onto the flat roof:  Ta-da!    He fastened it to boards to help keep it from blowing away in a gust of wind.  Then […]

 We’re starting to get the house in order for next week’s celebration. These are two plants that are getting seriously huge. The hibiscus is a bramble.  That other palm-tree-looking-thing started out here as a little dish garden my dad gave me.  I don’t remember why he did but it was a long time ago and

 I saw this bird high in the maple tree, but I didn’t have on my glasses.  It didn’t look like an owl, which we have around here often. I used to zoom on the camera to try to see better.  He turned away and in a minute, flew away. It was a small eagle, not

 It was rainy today and dark, so dark.  I was up before sunrise and after the sun was up it wasn’t much brighter. The rain continued all day long. Jay replaced the rubber roof on the flat roof during the last couple weekends and I checked several times for leaks. Dry as toast. These guys

 It was mid 70s today, warm enough for a picnic.   We cleaned up the leaves and dog crap yesterday, so the yard was nice.  Then they went nuts in the sandbox, making rivers and mountains and filling the thing with water. So far, November has brought nothing but sun. November, I think we’re going

 Yesterday was a great cousin-babysitting kind of day.  And it was warm and sunny too.  Tim helping his niece out with a bottle. Monday, great. love, Val, aka GRANDMA

 I haven’t really seen these kids in a while, and I was starting to be lonely and also resentful. (Yeah, not nice, I know.) So, I called Dannell, and she foolishly answered the phone and I cornered her, “Why doesn’t John call me back??  What the hell’s wrong with him?” Anyway, we went over there

 We headed over to my parents and met up with some of the grandkids to trick or treat.  They were so excited they could hardly stand it.  The monkey kept tackling Mario.  Finally got them all still for one picture before we headed out. Tim wouldn’t trick or treat this year–too old he said.  So.

 These two little cousins were here yesterday getting babysat. They recognize their own kind. Sam always has to be near the babies, so she was right on duty.  Lunchtime! The little boy with the curly hair wanted Cheetos right before lunch, so I told him to put them on the table, and he could eat

We were in the living room when smoke rapidly filled the kitchen. I am still enduring the stench now. So, JULIA put Easy Mac into the microwave with NO WATER. Little Jay noticed first, “What is burning??” It was billowing over the kitchen at that point.  We ran out there, and it was pouring from