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August 20, 2008
The summer of...
Love
Karsten fell in love on our camping trip -- with my best friend's older daughter, Geneva. With Geneva in 5th grade, and Karsten in 1st the romance seems an unlikely match. But this did not stop Karsten from serenading her* over the campfire and writing her love letters. I don't think she was able to read his hand writing, but he told me one note said, "Meet me by the old stumpy tree after dark." Brenda and Geneva seem to be treating the crush with nonchalance.
My little guy is growing up! I shopped for size 8 clothes for him for the Back to School shopping which means he is not even in the little kid department anymore.
DIY
Britta is growing up too. One of my favorite things about this summer was the ability to yell at the kids, "Do it yourself!"
She'll yell from her room, "Mommy, I need some water!" I yell back, "get it yourself!" My new favorite words.
She and Karsten are so good at playing together now too. They can entertain themselves with stuffed animals for a good hour or two at a time.
This should be the best summer ever if it weren't for the...
Pain
There has been a shadow cast over our what should have been stellar summer. The man has been in constant back pain. Diagnosis: ruptured disk. The steroids had no effect whatsoever and now we're waiting impatiently for one of the many doctors Andy has seen this summer to cut him open and fix his back. I want the Fun Andy back, and more selfishly I want him to be able to stay awake and help out with the household.
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* Karsten also improvised a song about the chicken bomb (my mom's rooster timer for her kitchen) and a cat.
Posted by jana at August 20, 2008 8:05 PM