Here’s Gramma telling Olivia her favorite story of late—the one in which Gramma finds a long lost lovie under the bed at the Minnesota cabin.
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31 Oct
Happy Halloween!
Many thanks to my mom for making the beautiful Cinderella and Rapunzel costumes! More photos coming soon.
28 Oct
Catching up
This is always a hectic time of year at work, and yet, it’s probably my favorite—events come together, blueline print proofs magically turn into boxes upon boxes of publications with that new-ink smell, and the entire campus rallies around fall sports and an unbelievably gorgeous landscape.
This also happens to be my favorite time of year at home. Fall makes me want to decorate, cook and host dinner parties—something that would be just fine if there weren’t quite so many of those events and print proofs at work.
But, this weekend, I packed it in at 4 pm, leaving the office for a date with Cinderella and Rapunzel. And, we have a lovely weekend planned. It’s filled not only with decorating and cooking, but a serendipitous gathering of family.
So, work will wait, while the cooking and hosting, happily, will not.
20 Oct
Halloween!
We traveled to Nebraska for a fabulous Halloween party last week. Karyl saw to what must of been a hundred special touches, and the kids (and grown ups!) had a blast. You can see photos on Jessie’s site, and on Doug’s photo gallery. Check them out, then come back to discuss my incredibly adorable nieces and nephews.
13 Sep
Treasure hunting
We spent the Memorial Day weekend at Mom and Dave’s with Gramma and Grampa Great, enjoying good weather, great company and even a bit of treasure hunting…
The lake is a bit lower recently, and the banks hold thousands of glass remnants, polished from decades in the water and sand. The pieces are from vessels held in the old cellars and homes that were abandoned when Republican City was moved to accommodate the reservoir construction. (Anecdotally, the reservoir was was built with the help of Grampa Great–he spent a summer clearing trees and other debris from the area the lake was to cover.)
Ava and Olivia were pretty pleased with their pretty finds.
31 Aug
Smith family fix
Bryan’s parents visited us last weekend–we had a fabulous time hanging out downtown (and at home)! I shot this photo with Doug’s camera, though the photo editing credit goes to him…
29 Aug
Overhead: Smith family edition
Olivia, talking about a dog hanging out at swimming lessons tonight: “Why is that dog sad? Where is his mommy?”
Swim instructor: “He’s not sad, he’s ornery.”
Rebecca: “Hmmm. Sounds like someone I know. Do you know anyone else who’s ornery, Liv? Hmmm?”
Olivia: “Wyatt.”
25 Aug
Keeping up with Katie
As you probably know, it’s sometimes hard to keep in touch with Katie. So, I thought I’d share my exchange with her from today—just in case you had the same questions I did.
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