Happy Girl

Date of occurrence:
July 28, 2025.

Lily, Londyn, and their mom are coming by today. We have another gift for Lily’s birthday and they come to pick it up. 

Lily tells us all about her shopping trip and when she is done, we give her the present. She dives in the gift bag and fishes out a phone.

She thinks it got in there by accident and hands it to aunt A.

Aunt A.:”That is not mine,”

Lily then hands it to me.

Me:”Not mine either.”

Lily is confused:”Then… whose is it?”

Simultaneously we say:”Yours!”

Lily is so happy. She finally has her own iPhone.

We called it! Grin.

Happy Birthday, Lily!

Date of occurrence:
July 27, 2025.

Lily turns 10 years old today.

Her wish is to have a shopping spree, just like Bella did.

Mom is happy to comply.

And we are happy to contribute.

Lily has a wonderful day and buys lots of stuff.

That’s great. Happy birthday Lily Vanilly! 

Behind The Wheel

Date of occurrence:
July 20, 2025.

Emmaly has her learner’s permit.

She is mighty proud and shows us. 

She has been driving a few times.

She also drove on the highway twice.

I ask her how she liked it.

Her response?

Emmaly:”It was TERRIFYING!”

We laugh. Don’t worry, girl.

Practice makes perfect!

Tools Of The Trade

Date of occurrence:
July 11, 2025.

Kc sends me a picture of his watch. It recorded a very high heart rate. Oh my, what happened? Kc explains he had to hoist an ac unit on to the roof of the work place.

In combination with the heat, that resulted in this high rating. He is okay and made sure to hydrate. Knowing he is fine is a relief.

A little later he sends another photo of all the new tools he bought, because he needs them for/at work.

He is accumulating quite an impressive tool collection. He is also finding out something else…

Tools of the trade are not cheap!

Endlessly Artistic

Date of occurrence:
July 10, 2025.

I can’t help but be amazed every time Emmaly shows us her creative endeavors. Today she shows us the products of her charcoal drawings. They sure are remarkable.

It seems like no matter what medium she lays her hands on, she masters it in no time and creates something special.

She definitely inherited her great-grandma’s skills and traits where art is concerned.

Yes, Emmaly’s artistic talents are endless!

And More Creativity

Date of occurrence:
June 29, 2025.

Ring, ring, Emmaly calling! She is super excited to show off her latest creations.

She attended some art camp and learned to work with linoleum. They carved all kinds of images and printed them. Not only on paper, but on glass and a linen bag as well. 

Emmaly is completely obsessed with this newly learned technique and wants to make this her new hobby. I can see why. She is really good at it.

She pans her phone around the room to show us all her artwork and mushrooms she collected. We end with her desk.

Emmaly:”And here is where the clutter lives.”

Clutter? I have seen much worse. One could call it a catch all. Even then…

It looks pretty organized to me!

Package From ET?

Date of occurrence:
June 22, 2025.

Kc needed some new work boots and ordered the ones he wanted. It takes a couple of days before they arrive, but today he gets the message that they are shipped.

He looks at the phone message and starts laughing. Kc:”Guess where my package comes from?” We have no idea, of course. Kc:”From outer space!”

We all laugh, but don’t really believe that is what it says, until Kc shows us his phone. Yup, it clearly states it’s from outer space! 

We are surprised. Receiving a package from ET only takes a few days.

Now, that is rocket science!

Having Fun

Date of occurrence:
June 20, 2025.

Leo is on the way home from a week’s vacation. He and another buddy were invited by a mutual friend to accompany him and his family to Florida.

They had a good time swimming, mini golfing and playing games.

Leo shares some pictures with us.

He kills the time on the road by playing chess with Opa.

It is so good to hear from him.

And knowing he had a great time.

A time filled with fun!

Doctor’s Visit

Date of occurrence:
June 19, 2025.

It is the day both Sophia and her mother have been dreading. Sophia has to see the doctor for a checkup and possibly needs another shot.

Since that didnt go so well last time, mom tries bribery and promises Sophia they will go have ice cream after she got the shot.

The visit goes well and as it turns out, Sophia doesn’t need any shots this time.

Sophia is devastated. No shots? No ice cream!

She cries and cries and mom gives in.

They go for ice cream.

Well…., it’s not the ice cream Sophia is after. She is more interested in all the different toppings.

She ends up having topping with ice cream, instead of ice cream with topping.

Yes, Sophia’s cup runneth over! Grin.

Rare

Date of occurrence:
June 12, 2025.

Kc comes home after work. He says he has something for me.

He takes a bill out of his wallet and shows it to us.

It is a two dollar bill. 

Cool. You don’t see those very often.

We already have several of those and decide to keep this one safe for Kc.

And where better to keep it then in his book?!