This is an old picture, but today she and I paused in the dining room at 2:22 pm to note that it was 2:22 on 02/02/2022. That’s a cool date. I remember 1-1-11 also. Goodness, gotta have fun where we can. We heard the groundhog saw his shadow, so six more weeks of winter. Whatever. […]
Saturday we went up to Mark and Barb’s to visit Jay’s parents. It was a pleasant afternoon in their cozy living room and we got to see Barb, Jenny, and Joe too. On the way home we stopped at Menards to get stain and varnish for the ceiling. We bought cedar tongue and groove boards
Monday I picked up a few kids to spend part of the day here, change of scenery for me and for them, let their parents work in peace the last day of winter break. All the toys in this house, this is what they spent hours doing–wrapping stuff. Every year there are a few extra
After the snow it turned very, very cold, no surprises. We’ve got this going on, ice on the windows, ice under the edge of the back door. The kitchen floor is super cold, with just crawl space underneath and being on the north side of the house. The living room floor feels drafty. But this
So, he’s installing a door knob. Doesn’t seem like a super huge job, or a thing that would require a large dog to be in the way, but there you go. I heard him bitching at her about get in or get out, go downstairs. Apparently she found a spot to tuck herself nearby. After
Just one picture–midnight Santa has become a very sweet tradition with these youngest kids as they’ve gone from squirrels to young adults. This year did not disappoint. So much love to each of you, Mom and Dad, aka SANTA
Tonight there were tornado warnings, and it was 50 degrees out today, such strange weather. More shopping done, more wrapping done, and more cookies are done. I spent an hour with a friend who is in hospice care at home, and with her mother, which was absolutely lovely. Others are struggling with serious health
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These November days, early darkness, windy, overcast, just like always. The clouds are glorious. Love, Val
Took some pictures, trying to get used to this old camera since the one I usually use got lost at the cabin a few weeks ago. This camera takes perfectly fine pictures, but the computer saves them in an odd way, which I have to figure out and get used to. Last weekend, Jay stuffed
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