Uncategorized

Maria made this guy, glittery, hilarious and gorgeous: Tomorrow we will dust everything and call this thing done. There was once the fine story of a friend with a messy house with company coming who announced she was taking a nap, and then after that they would make a miracle happen. Maria was incredulous. This […]

Love, Grandma

 We’ve had a good week, including these lovely naps in the car.  At 3pm, when I start work, the aunties and uncle take over for 90 minutes or so until the kids are picked up. They team up and they are patient and used to tiny people. It’s pretty easy-going.  This was from today. She’s

 This afternoon the snow started falling, big fat warm flakes.   Pretty soon it looked like Christmas.  The light was beautiful and the sky a huge bright dome.  That’s the upstairs bathroom window.  Kari put a towel across the top half of the window, makes me laugh.  Who would be up on that flat roof peeking

 Heidi and Joe hosted the party. Everyone brought food and it was a feast.  Jay’s costume is No-Noggin from Curious George.  The bumble bee and the lady bug:  A cute little Ninja Turtle and his M & M grandpa: Sadly, I forgot all about bringing toilet paper for the mummy wrap.  We’re going to do

 What a great day–pure fun. Happy Birthday, You. Love, Mom

 Some kind of ball game was played.  Or maybe it was a race. I was cleaning the shower house before Jay shut it down for the season, but I could hear them.  Joe brought his machine–hauled that huge machine all the way from Minneapolis to the lake and back,  and pulled that old nasty stump

 This is the old card game Dannell’s grandparents used to play with her when she was little.  It’s simple and fun.  Any age can play. These guys had never played before, but wow, they caught on fast. They were fierce competitors.  Now that they all know how it’ll be fun to play it again, even

 It was cool and overcast, but so pretty.  There’s the new dam, went in two years ago.  Our portion of the bill was $500. Sigh. So once in a while we walk down here and admire our purchase. Love, Val

 It’s only a short distance from the cabin, like five minutes away, and it’s a great pumpkin patch.  This swimming pool of corn is something else.  They complain corn is in their socks and underwear, but it’s still fun.  The big slide:  Running back up the hill again tired them out after about ten times.