Tonight the notion took hold that the closet at the top of the stairs should be cleaned. Yep. This is my old Barbie camper, which Julia LOVES. Tim was pretty pleased by the pop out tent, the little kitchenette in the back, the whole crazy thing. This is some pop bottle kiddle. He used to […]
We closed up the cabin for the year. Fridge, all cleaned out, and all the 500 bottles of condiments are in the office fridge now. How we do that every summer, I’m not sure. Here he’s pumping all the water out of the plumbing system and disconnecting the water softener. We have to bring that
Here’s the cake, sprinkled nicely. Julia showed up shortly and wanted to park a bunch of weird toys on it. I told her to please not to. “Let’s just leave it plain this time.” Hmm. It’s not as exciting as it could have been true. Kids eating supper above, and all the kids in
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After church, we got busy right away. Tim was working on his pumpkin when the tip of the knife snapped off. This knife was a wedding present! It’s the only one left from the set, and it’s a good knife, always works. Oh, well. I thought it was funny she chose such a cramped, strange
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No set up, just a quick video, surprisingly fun. love, val
rocket video, october 2012 Read More »
This is a picture of my nephew and my dad, from many years ago. Click on it to enlarge. The light in the air is perfect. Dad is pitching gourds for the child to bat. Anyway, Pam, one my favorite photos ever. love you, Val
This guy came to visit for a while. And the answer is yes, I did grab him tight and kiss those luscious cheeks. I spoke to him of his gorgeousness. He didn’t complain. Sam was so happy to see him–she threw herself down right next to him and sniffed his toes. Later this: And
This hill was way more fun leaving the zoo. What a great day. love, Val
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There was road construction on the way and a detour and gosh it took a long time to get there. First thing we did was go find FOOD. The waffle fries are truly amazing, and eating them outside in the breeze, perfect. When I was a kid the animals used to sit in little cement
Dannell had a birthday this weekend. I can’t remember how old she is–doesn’t matter. Look how little t.c. used to be, back in the day. Dannell Sweethheart, you’ve been one of us so long it’s hard to remember life before you. Here you two are with Julia, and below with Tim. And Julia again. You’ve
