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It’s my grandpa, a guy I loved like crazy, and my sweet baby uncle asleep on his lap. They’re cuddling a puppy. I mean, seriously? This is about the cutest picture ever. Love, Val

Is the New Year, and what a great year we’re hoping for. New Year’s Day we cooked and lots came to eat.  It was a nice day.  I took exactly three pictures, and here they are: That’s a kid who was so excited to wash dishes, she actually asked me if she could. I removed

 Dan brought his kids over here early in the morning, and then we headed for Heidi’s. It was a fun day, lots of cousins and ideas and they were all so happy to see each other, and so cute. I mean, Pretty, Pretty Princess? Can we do this without breaking out into fights and huffs?

Sometimes my dad plants trinkets around my house, and we find them later, like those carolers. Well this showed up and my dad hasn’t been here since Thanksgiving. It was made in Occupied Japan, it’s kind of darling.   After a few days of quizzing people, I finally landed on the right person.  James had delivered

 We drove out there this morning for the Christmas program.  It was lovely, sweet, familiar scriptures and story.   They kept referring to Mary as a virgin and it was a little irritating.  How about you just refer to her as a woman.  But you know, it’s church.   The music was beautiful, the sermon kind and

 It’s pretty.  Tonight was one of those snowy nights where the sky is high and rosy and at 10 at night it’s almost as bright out as daytime.  Time for bed. Good night. Love, Val

The hydrangeas are all shades of pink, so pretty. This little girl is playing with a moose she borrowed from my mother. The maple tree is always the first tree to turn colors and have leaves fall. It’s a beautiful tree, one of the best things about this house.  We bought this place in 1988,

 Last night it was storming at bedtime.  I really wanted to sleep, but could hear Elin pacing around, upset.  It wouldn’t kill me to go to the family room and  hang out with her until the storms passed.  There was no wind, but the thunder was, well pretty thunderous and the lightening was impressive. She

Soft breeze on the patio, crickets chirping–September thanks for being a friend. Love, Val

 It was fine, and it was wild. The evening was mercifully cool and mild.  My dad and Jay in some conversation on the patio  Time for opening gifts! (We gave him that shirt and those Legos)  I love this little girl’s festive, cluttery room.  The boys, equally fun:  Okay, this Mary Poppins idea was unsafe.