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Totally forgot (I know, and when is that news...
March 30, 2008 by Sue in Wielesek
Totally forgot (I know, and when is that news) to say that I had my first Family and Friends trip to the shrink, with
Aric, who is at least as nice as you kids, and sometimes more willing to go along with the gag, as Mom used to say.
It was good; we talked about kid-stepmom roles, and about my desire to be a helpful resource but not bossy. Dr. Webb
obviously was impressed with Aric's good nature; at the end of the session told Aric he admired him for being willing to come in (I believe
his rather earthy compliment was, "You have b....") Okay, Adam, you're next. I talked with Sadie about doing this with me. She said she'd better write some stuff down, because the meeting could fall on one of those days she and
I are nuts about each other, and it would just be a big waste. I'm expecting a laser pointer and a flow chart.
Emma, you know how Sam was trying to teach you not to be
afraid of spiders by taking you down to the furnace room and turning out the light (not to worry, A. and J, I was standing there with my finger on the switch in case she started to scream.) Anyhow, Emma, I got you a rubber spider
to put in Sam's bed when he's not looking. Don't tell Sam!
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After waking up yesterday morning to find the...
March 30, 2008 by Sue in Wielesek
After waking up yesterday morning to find the ground white with hail, this morning is sunny and clear. I'm hoping tho that the geranium starts I left overnight in the trunk of the car are not cursing me and my progeny. Bill Poole has been here doing the small loose end things like putting in the bathroom mirror and other stuff on my Honey-Do list. I'm going to try to pin down Sadie's summer vacation so we can plan the picture distribution I scheduled for last winter. Boy, if that doesn't make her want to come home, I don't know what will! Had fun with Jordan at Brushfire.
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A quick hi from Mom
March 23, 2008 by Sue in Wielesek
A quick hi from Mom. We drove up to Portland yesterday to visit a cousin of Bob's in the VA Hospital, and to stop at Seraph and Robbie's for a brief visit. A lovely day weatherwise, as well. Love from mom
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Nice breakfast with Adam, and a delightful Ir...
March 18, 2008 by Sue in Wielesek
Nice breakfast with Adam, and a delightful Irish dinner last night prepared by Jamie. Very much fun to see the kids;
Emma did a little Irish dance for Bob and me. Tons o' hugs to all.
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A quick "I love you" and Good Morning from th...
March 12, 2008 by Sue in Wielesek
A quick "I love you" and Good Morning from the elderly one.I've had so much fun the last few days. Friday Bob and I took the bus (through Amtrak, which confuses me somewhat) to Portland, where Robbie and Isa picked us up. Isa went to play with her friend Issac, who is such a cutie pie, and we grownups went to the fund raiser for Chief Joseph School. The parents whose kids go there are very hip, and it was a fun, light hearted crowd. I got a framed antique travel poster for $65 and a reading lamp with a figure of a little mouse reading for $65. The next day, Saturday, we drove down to Lohring's birthday party. It was also fun, and Lohring and I got to talk a little about my hoped for oral history of Dorothy during the family reunion. She has some great stories about the early days of being a doctor's daughter in Reno. She talked once about having babies born at their house. Hope this oral history thing works out.
Also, Jamie is going to come and help me organize family photos. I would like to separate the old photos by family - Miller, Steane, Jones and Stallsmith, and ask each of you kids to take the photos and memorabilia, letters, etc. from one family branch to pass on.
On Saturday night, Jenny, the boys, Seraph, Robbie, and Isa all were there for dinner. Lots of fun and trip planning. Earlier on Saturday, I took Seraph shopping at Folkways. You
know how hard it is to get her to go clothes shopping, but she finally acquiesed. (I know, how many parents have to make their kid accept a clothes shopping trip?) I wanted her to get a dress, but, as she pointed out without a hint
of sarcasm, she has two dresses. I should add that she looked lovely, and quite stylish, at Friday night's soiree.
Isa and I are planning to put on a Pioneer play when Sadie is here in July, so save room on your calendar, and we practiced over the weekend. We had a pretty day on Sunday, driving out to the farm to look for the cougars we've heard
live there (and Seraph and Robbie found poop which might be
cougar poop), and look for areas to dam to build up water resources during the summers since I don't see people grasping that global warming is with us. Isa and I had fun
looking for places where the faeries might be hanging out.
Last night was fun; I picked up Emma while Jamie went to work out and the boys went to fencing. We were supposed to go to the Tunnel of Doom for a car wash, but never got farther than our stop at Bob's to visit the kitties and do art work with his incredible collection of magic markers. We stopped for Spanish before going home.(I have yet to meet a non-anglisized south of the border person who refers to himself or herself as something other than Spanish. I also hate to use something other than the word Mexican for someone from Mexico; it's like validating the idea you should be ashamed of being Mexican.)Emma is such a kick!
Love to all, Mom
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Sadie, you have to find the last few Doonesbu...
March 05, 2008 by Sue in Wielesek
Sadie, you have to find the last few Doonesbury strips for Greg. Much love, Mom
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Here we are in sunny Sunnyside, Washington, o...
March 01, 2008 by Sue in Wielesek
Here we are in sunny Sunnyside, Washington, on a short sidetrip after the Junior College basketball tournament in Tri-Cities. The Lane team didn't win either of their games, but they really did well to get into the playoffs. It has been fun to stretch out my Mom days a little longer.
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