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 We made a trip to see Jay’s parents, and had a fun time. Here they are entertaining the little girl in the living room.  This is the beautiful table set for dinner. After that we went for a long walk.   My mother in law is a good guide, knows all the places and trails, so […]

Not this boy-he’s staying put.    The relocating one is that turtle and tank in the photo behind him. I am including these pictures as a reference point for that turtle tank in the kitchen:  how large it is.   Today Heidi and Kirsten and I had a conversation about moving it out of the kitchen

 These are stickers I found in the closet earlier in the week.    Just for fun, I put them on ebay to see if anyone wanted them.  Starting bid:  one cent.  No takers.   Time to give them to the kids–as long as they don’t stick them to any furniture. Oh yeah, the 70s were weird, very

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

 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

No set up, just a quick video, surprisingly fun.   love, val

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