Tag Archives: family

Aug4

late night snacks.

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hung out with four of the six-pack tonight

after

pool time

trampoline jumping

walking

scooter-ing

fast food-ing

bike riding

creating with clay

home spa nail painting

singing

hide and seek

a TV movie

rounding up the cats

baths/showers

pajamas

stories

building a giant sleep nest

no one is at all tired yet

the perfect time to bake brownies

and eat them as a late night snack

with some ice cream on top

their parents will never know.

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“if we’re not meant to have midnight snacks, why is there a light in the fridge?”

-author unknown (pinterest)

Jul17

creepy.

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so creepy unpacking from the family trip
and finding this giant scary baby surprise
in my suitcase.
could have been most anyone
there’s more than one suspect in the group
with this sense of humor.
once narrowed down
it was clear that she may soon
be making a surprise appearance
somewhere else
I’m just saying…
thanks, family!
—
“I tend to scare myself”
– stephen king
Jul16

rejoice.

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headed off on a family fun river raft float trip 

not real relaxing as expected

but lots of adventures/misadventures instead

so many laughs and we all survived

who could ask for anything more?

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“rejoice as summer should…chase away sorrows by living.” 

-melissa marr, darkest mercy

 

 

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argo park, huron river, Ann Arbor, michigan, u.s.a. – summer 2019

Jul10

traveling north.

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traveling north

I am the driver

but best match

the back seat descriptor.

 

 

 

 

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image credit: earth porn

Jul10

returning.

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with

one sister visiting

one sister gone too soon

 only brother on his way

 grandchildren in tow

we visited the place

where we had grown up.

it looked much the same

yet felt somehow not.

 much like us.

 

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“there is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged

to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.”

-nelson mandela

Jun26

grandma or google.

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when driving with grandie f

he asked me 

 what a ‘party line’ was.

he said it was mentioned

in an article he was reading

and it advised him to

 ‘ask a grandma or google’

if he needed an explanation.

I think that was a brilliant suggestion

they understood

that between the two sources

we have most everything covered. 

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“as I learned from growing up, you don’t mess with your grandmother.”

-prince william

Jun24

winning.

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when you go to the carnival

and have finally grown enough 

to reach

the spectacular rides level

that is winning. 

 

 

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“the determination to win is the better part of winning.”

-daisaku ikeda

Jun4

tangled up.

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some people get into a car by opening a door and climbing in.

others do not and prefer to use a circus approach.

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“if you get all tangled up, just tango on.”

-al pacino

May20

garage sale.

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loved visiting the grandies
and their friends from the neighborhood
at their very own garage sale for kids.
they made signs
waved to cars
 took turns being the dj in the garage
keeping the music going
and offering specials
(like the ‘wear two things on your head and get one free discount’)
every few minutes.
reminds me of me when i was a kid
though I usually ended up spending my profits
buying my friends’ stuff
and they often did the same with mine.
sometimes I even ended up
with more stuff than I had started with.
 a pretty fun time for all
and some things are timeless.
—
I remember going with my mom
to a random garage sale as a kid and thinking
what a cool treasure hunt that the whole world was.
only to transition as an adult to think,
‘what a gross place that really is.’
– will ferrell
May12

mothers.

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“being a mother gave me a better sense of what life is.”

-ruth bader ginsburg

 

 

 

 

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