Thursday, September 10, 2026

a few from the weekend


He wanted to throw those little cubes around, and they're quite bouncy. There's a board and you points are earned by tossing them in the hole in the middle, and this seems like a thing he could just go ahead and do if he wanted to.

Well, he came and got me by the hand to play too.   Not saying no to that! A personal invitation from a kid?  Absolutely.


I sent this pic to Dani's breeder. She looks like a grown up lady here, not like the overly energetic idiot she often is.  Heidi is good at wearing her out--takes her along on a long walk, throws tortilla chips in the lake to attract fish for her and June.  Dani is so busy eating chips off the water, not sure she even realizes fish are involved.

And little Ruby-Doo.  A couple weeks ago she ran to the neighbors and rolled in something noxious. Naughty.





This crazy moment with the salad--see the empty bowl and all the pasta salad in the lid?  Well, when I took the bowl out of the fridge, the lid popped off. One of the clips wasn't on all the way and the whole thing flew up and then landed on the floor.

Oh my goodness, seriously??

Except!

ALL THE SALAD ENDED UP ON THE LID.

It was a miracle of some kind.   

This is a gift from Joe.  He knows how entertained I am by possum sightings on the security camera and this hedge hog looks very possum-like.  Plus the eyes glow in a red, evil way.

He put it right on the foot of our bed.

Very nice.
Here's another picture of part of the fishing tournament crowd, including Kirby in the middle.

Love you all, Grandma
 

kids fishing tournament

Kirsten hosted the annual fishing tournament she created a few years ago, and it was a success.
The adult fishing tournament was the evening before, a fierce competition.

She has little tiles engraved for the plaque in the living room with the winners each year.

She told me the engraver commented on the winners, which cracks me up.  How could they even remember anything year to year?

Well, they did.  "Dan won again?!"


The kids trip lasts exactly one hour and what a gorgeous morning out on the lake.




Ahhh, Kirsten.

This was a sweet weekend.

So much love, Mom and Dad and Everybody
 

Monday, September 7, 2026

happy birthday dannell




 It was a pleasure to celebrate your birthday with you in person.  We don't often get to do this with a first week of school birthday.

Donuts were perfect in morning sunshine.

This whole family is lucky having you devoted to us as you are, and we love you so.

Happy Birthday, Sweetheart and best wishes for a wonderful year ahead.    Love, Val and Jay and Everybody





happy birthday



 





Happy Seventeen!

We were so happy to spend time with you on your birthday.

All these years you have brought us so much happiness, and we wish you all that happiness and more for the year ahead.

Happy Birthday to the sweetest.   Love, Grandma and Grandpa and Everybody






Monday, August 31, 2026

the last day of august






Everything has that dry, end of August straggle to it, but that's okay.


Onward to September.

Love, Val

 

another monday

They went outside for a while.  I picked up toys all over the yard this evening. Apparently they were moving sand around in the trucks.  The bubble machine was a hit.

 
There they are, all in a row.

Lots of love, Grandma and Grandpa

Sunday, August 30, 2026

end of august







 So much love, Grandma and Grandpa