Family News

Today when I came out to grab Elisha for his turn after putting the girls to nap, this is what I saw:
There’s even jam up his nose in that last picture! (I think cameras are a good to for delaying reflexive anger.)

So I cleaned him up and worked in the kitchen for [...]

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Wow. Bolded and italicized. This must be *really* important.
Never mind that the nearest VW dealer is in Anchorage (i.e., more [...]

Natasha’s first homonyms:
Roc and rock.
Second homonyms:
Knight and night.
Both sets are presented in the order we encountered them in the stories.   Phonetic and observation (of spelling differences) lessons smoothly inserted themselves.  This kid is sharp.
ETA: I have since learned that these are not true homonyms– rather, they are homophones, sounding alike while looking different.

Couldn’t wait to share these. This many pix is an experiment.
Let me know if these are too much (Teena) and clutter up your modem– I’ll still do pix if you want, but maybe not so many in one post?
I didn’t think to get out the camera until the second activity, but you can see [...]

Was gone much of the last week for our last (immediate) family wedding.
Random “over-heards” from the weekend.
A tee-shirt on the groom:
No, I don’t have a girlfriend.
But a know a girl who would be pretty upset if she heard me say that.
After the wedding:
60-something uncle: So, [Groom] what are you planning on doing tonight?
Unbelieving stare [...]

On Friday Morning Mom and Dad picked up the kids and me in the truck and we all drove to the lake for a day of fishing.
Elisha was itty-bitty the last time we went, so it was the first boat trip he didn’t sleep through.

He got to wear his infant life jacket, play with worms, [...]