I mean from scratch. Get out the box. Read the instructions. Get the bowls and pans. Think about the order. Execute.
So fun to watch. Only minimal supervision these days.
Yum
Iulie Makes Pancakes
November 8, 2026
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Watch the Babies Grow
November 8, 2026
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Good lord, Leiden is walking and burbling. He’s like a little guy now.
And his big sister is so good with him.
We came back from Japan bearing gifts.
Mama.
Welcome Leiden Romine Michael 8.12.25
August 21, 2025
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Two generations of moms. Romey, Odessa, and Leiden with Iulie.
Day one. Little sister arrives.
Day one visit required some mac and cheese and chicken nugget sustenance. Not to mention a breakfast of captain crunch (tell no one).
This time we remembered to bring the rose we made.
Little brother will be loved by all.
Iulie’s Spring Visit
May 9, 2023
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Things are busy when you visit Bubbie at the farm. Always good to stock up on jelly beans first! A late visit from the Easter Bunny…
In the buttercups.
One of our highlights each visit is walking along the river on our trail. Iulie is a trooper, but about a mile or so of the walk is usually on piggyback.
Brand new leaves (one day old)
There are lot of animals to contend with, including Boot the cat.
What’s better? Strawberries? Captain Crunch?
We planted some Zinia seeds here. Now we have two wait two weeks! Which is infinity when you’re four.
Wild times with Moonshine on the trampoline in the “park.”
“Hello? I can’t hear you, I have a banana in my ear.”
Hole digging before tree planting.
The great grandparents celebrate their 63rd wedding anniversary. Fancy pants dinner was fun, even at 4 and 86.
Three generations (with a fourth not here). Mother, daughter, granddaughter.
Candyland for the 999th time.
The new sycamore planted by Iulie herself with some help from the tractor.
Then a party for Claudio where new friends were made. Girls in a tree.
The trampoline is electrifying.
The long days catch up.
