June 17, 2012
Dear kids,
You are here sleeping with your dad downstairs ad we are getting you up soon to go on a boat ride for a Fathers' Day nature cruise. The lady from Joppa Flats is running it (Lisa) After that we will go back to Auntie Kim's for a lunch with Grandpa K and Grandma Chris. I want to take a group photo today of the three generations! Your mom is on a motorcycle adventure this weekend in Laconia with Adam so you've been with Daddy since Wednesday! Thursday I had Auntie Susan come visit so we could take you to the beach. We went to Sandy Point. We used to go there by boat from the Rowley River when we were kids, and this was your dad's first trip by car!
Anyway, we then walked out to the huge sandbar, took pictures of ourselves on a giant piece of driftwood and went back to our blanket.. Next thing I knew, your daddy was yelling at Noah for kicking sand in his eyes and drama ensued as your dad crawled across the sand to a tide pool to rinse off his face. I put Noah in timeout on the blanket. He was upset by THAT, not by Daddy being in agony. Empathy is not Noah's strong suit we are finding out. Dylan is almost opposite...very concerned about other's well being..the poor chipmunk Ruby killed who might have left babies behind, the mother who died in the movie we watched last night "Velveteen Rabbit." Dylan also very curious about others in general..nosey like his aunt. Staring at people at the Flag Football game, he walked right over to a player that was sitting down playing with his younger cousin and just watched him for about ten minutes. Turns out it was one of my former students! Noah was quite interested in the game itself and the boy gave him a flyer. They are old enough to play next year in the fall and it is ok if from Haverhill. We were at Moseley last night for a potluck supper for our friends Mary and Jim that are moving to Vermont. Your daddy sounded interested in checking out their house which is for sale but I don't know how he could buy another house and not sell his house in Haverhill.
Well, I hope we have a great day today!
Love, Auntie Kim
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Getting Into Trouble and Knocking on Doors
May 24, 2012
Dear Noah and Dylan,
I'm writing to you while you watch 1945 cartoons "Casper" and wait for Uncle Joe and then your momma to get here. We had a good day today with Oran visiting. We had a cookout with hot dogs, beans and brown bread..mmm! Then we toasted our marshmallows in the fire. We had watermelon, too, and sat in the shade under the maple where Oran's Nana discovered a chickadee coming out of the birdhouse! I got some sunflower seeds to try to feed it but it didn't come out.
The two of you are getting into more and more trouble. Dylan stole a toy at Shaw's with Daddy this morning and then Noah tried to stick a twig in Dylan's butthole. I bagged Dylan stealing a marshmallow from the bag while I was cooking one for him. You are both getting so sneaky! Typical K's! Pretending you are asleep when I check on you during nap time, jumping up to grab the branch next to the chickadee after I told you not to (Dylan) and then explaining you wanted to get a leaf for your momma. Hmm...
Monday you both went with me to go door to door on Purchase St delivering door hangers, advertising the vote coming up on the Nock School rehab, new Bresnahan and senior center! It was fun looking for the house numbers.
Dear Noah and Dylan,
I'm writing to you while you watch 1945 cartoons "Casper" and wait for Uncle Joe and then your momma to get here. We had a good day today with Oran visiting. We had a cookout with hot dogs, beans and brown bread..mmm! Then we toasted our marshmallows in the fire. We had watermelon, too, and sat in the shade under the maple where Oran's Nana discovered a chickadee coming out of the birdhouse! I got some sunflower seeds to try to feed it but it didn't come out.
The two of you are getting into more and more trouble. Dylan stole a toy at Shaw's with Daddy this morning and then Noah tried to stick a twig in Dylan's butthole. I bagged Dylan stealing a marshmallow from the bag while I was cooking one for him. You are both getting so sneaky! Typical K's! Pretending you are asleep when I check on you during nap time, jumping up to grab the branch next to the chickadee after I told you not to (Dylan) and then explaining you wanted to get a leaf for your momma. Hmm...
Monday you both went with me to go door to door on Purchase St delivering door hangers, advertising the vote coming up on the Nock School rehab, new Bresnahan and senior center! It was fun looking for the house numbers.
Hearts, Hammocks and Holding Hands
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Dear Noah and Dylan,
I got to enjoy you for an extra long day today since your mother had to stay at the hospital for the thing on her heart. She didn't do so well on the first stress test and had to stay to do a different kind. I don't know much more, just that it's related to possible heart valve replacement surgery and the fainting spells she's always had. She was not in a good mood on the phone. She tried to talk to you both but you were in the middle of playing ghost busters in the yard. Dylan said "You are a meany, meanie jelly beanie" and Noah said something else goofy.
We took Ruby on a new trail in W. Newbury at the end of Way to the River Road and followed the green trail markers along the Merrimack River past the foot bridge. We hung out on the rocks under the bridge for awhile. Ruby swam and we talked about the tidal creek water rising and falling. On the way back, Dylan wanted to hold my hand and then Noah joined him to hold my other hand. I was so happy! Then we saw a sign warning about ticks. When I explained what that was all about, I noticed one crawling on my arm! Noah got all creeped out. We checked each other for ticks back at the car like a family of chimpanzees. (Uncle Joe's joke) Oh, you also picked up a couple of guns shaped sticks and pretended you were shooting everything, including me. Back at the house you ate well; turkey burger, macaroni and broccoli for Noah, just macaroni and broccoli for Dylan.
We read stories and then tried to nap. Dylan popped up under my couch I was snoozing on but he did sleep a little. Noah didn't sleep at all.
When Uncle Joe came home, you helped him set up the hammock and came in to tell me about it when you finished. You both held my hand and guided me outside! Then you both jumped on it, shortly falling off and each of you ended up in tears whacking your head on the ground on the pole underneath.
We watched Ghostbusters and waited for Daddy to pick you up. A good day! Daddy was happy he got to see you twice in one day but we are all concerned about your mom's testing.
Love, Auntie Kim
Dear Noah and Dylan,
I got to enjoy you for an extra long day today since your mother had to stay at the hospital for the thing on her heart. She didn't do so well on the first stress test and had to stay to do a different kind. I don't know much more, just that it's related to possible heart valve replacement surgery and the fainting spells she's always had. She was not in a good mood on the phone. She tried to talk to you both but you were in the middle of playing ghost busters in the yard. Dylan said "You are a meany, meanie jelly beanie" and Noah said something else goofy.
We took Ruby on a new trail in W. Newbury at the end of Way to the River Road and followed the green trail markers along the Merrimack River past the foot bridge. We hung out on the rocks under the bridge for awhile. Ruby swam and we talked about the tidal creek water rising and falling. On the way back, Dylan wanted to hold my hand and then Noah joined him to hold my other hand. I was so happy! Then we saw a sign warning about ticks. When I explained what that was all about, I noticed one crawling on my arm! Noah got all creeped out. We checked each other for ticks back at the car like a family of chimpanzees. (Uncle Joe's joke) Oh, you also picked up a couple of guns shaped sticks and pretended you were shooting everything, including me. Back at the house you ate well; turkey burger, macaroni and broccoli for Noah, just macaroni and broccoli for Dylan.
We read stories and then tried to nap. Dylan popped up under my couch I was snoozing on but he did sleep a little. Noah didn't sleep at all.
When Uncle Joe came home, you helped him set up the hammock and came in to tell me about it when you finished. You both held my hand and guided me outside! Then you both jumped on it, shortly falling off and each of you ended up in tears whacking your head on the ground on the pole underneath.
We watched Ghostbusters and waited for Daddy to pick you up. A good day! Daddy was happy he got to see you twice in one day but we are all concerned about your mom's testing.
Love, Auntie Kim
Patriots' Day 2012
April 16, 2012 Patriots' Day
Dear Noah and Dylan,
The start of a new journal, my five year long letter to you continues! The precious journal was in a green spiral bound notebook with the back cover missing. Originally, I bought this one for Daisy, but now she's only coming once a week, may even stop coming all together since her owner has a new car payment and just got a new horse after her last horse had to be put down (broken leg.) I wrote on Daisy's behalf to her mom in a little 99cent notebook every day I took care of her.
I started a traveling journal to keep in your backpack so both your mom and dad can read about your visits here with Auntie Kim and Uncle Joe.
Yesterday, we had a great day. Your dad had a date with a woman named Renee so we took you to Plum Island with Ruby. We showed Uncle Joe the dune you climbed up on last time and walked along the shore between the Hotel Blue Ocean and the first jetty. Tons of people were there, some even in the water since it was 80 degrees! Today it is supposed to be 85 at least! It has been a crazy, warm fall, winter and now spring.
Dylan LOVED climbing on the rock ons on the jetty but Uncle Joe and I were getting nervous he was going to fall. He was pretty careful but it is too easy to slip and fall for a small boy. Noah was not as interested.
Afterwards, after we went in the water up to our ankles and screamed at how cold it was and consoled Dylan who went from climbing macho man to crybaby salt-stinging my legs woos, we went to get ice cream at Bob's Lobster on Plum Island Turnpike. WE sat outside on a picnic table with Rub while waiting for Uncle Joe to bring us each our M and M ice cream in cups. Mmm...mmm! We went home and watched Shaun the Sheep, had supper, then watched part of the Incredibles until your dad got back. Oh, and also gave you a tubby. That is so much fun to watch you both get silly with the bubbles and the giant yellow spongebob that you make "pee" on each other's heads!
You also got stickers for dressing yourselves. You got stickers for eating your supper, too, so today you should be able to get the prizes since you are only one or two stickers away from the thirty needed on the little charts!!!!
Dear Noah and Dylan,
The start of a new journal, my five year long letter to you continues! The precious journal was in a green spiral bound notebook with the back cover missing. Originally, I bought this one for Daisy, but now she's only coming once a week, may even stop coming all together since her owner has a new car payment and just got a new horse after her last horse had to be put down (broken leg.) I wrote on Daisy's behalf to her mom in a little 99cent notebook every day I took care of her.
I started a traveling journal to keep in your backpack so both your mom and dad can read about your visits here with Auntie Kim and Uncle Joe.
Yesterday, we had a great day. Your dad had a date with a woman named Renee so we took you to Plum Island with Ruby. We showed Uncle Joe the dune you climbed up on last time and walked along the shore between the Hotel Blue Ocean and the first jetty. Tons of people were there, some even in the water since it was 80 degrees! Today it is supposed to be 85 at least! It has been a crazy, warm fall, winter and now spring.
Dylan LOVED climbing on the rock ons on the jetty but Uncle Joe and I were getting nervous he was going to fall. He was pretty careful but it is too easy to slip and fall for a small boy. Noah was not as interested.
Afterwards, after we went in the water up to our ankles and screamed at how cold it was and consoled Dylan who went from climbing macho man to crybaby salt-stinging my legs woos, we went to get ice cream at Bob's Lobster on Plum Island Turnpike. WE sat outside on a picnic table with Rub while waiting for Uncle Joe to bring us each our M and M ice cream in cups. Mmm...mmm! We went home and watched Shaun the Sheep, had supper, then watched part of the Incredibles until your dad got back. Oh, and also gave you a tubby. That is so much fun to watch you both get silly with the bubbles and the giant yellow spongebob that you make "pee" on each other's heads!
You also got stickers for dressing yourselves. You got stickers for eating your supper, too, so today you should be able to get the prizes since you are only one or two stickers away from the thirty needed on the little charts!!!!
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