I hear her singing in the kitchen as I finish up my quiet time. Praise songs…worshipping as she makes her breakfast. My happy child. My Girl. Singing has always been her morning go-to. Waking up alone in her crib she would call out, “Momma?” I don’t answer right away because I know. The singing would [...]
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The One Where My Baby Turns 18.
My first words to him were, "There are two before you. But you are the Prince. For one year. Then you are on your own."He interpreted that as, "I rule. All bow down to my wishes."He was right.He didn't sleep for the first three years he was on this Earth. Just as we were ready [...]
A List. For Tuesday. And for Diane S-S.
1. I was checking out my blog stats the other day and was absolutely blown away by y'all. Thank you so much! So, only 6 of you are commenting regularly...what is up with you 75-100 other regular folks? Please pop in with a comment, just to say Hey. I have to have "traffic" on my [...]
Just a short, rambling post.
I forgot to mention that yesterday was My Man's 54th birthday! Yes, he is considerably older than I am. Yes, I was a child bride. No, I am not in denial. Well, maybe just a little. Happy Belated Birthday to My Husband. He truly is an incredible father to our children and I couldn't be [...]
Eight-Freaking-Teen
Dear Shawn.Today you are 18 (wow...the sob that just erupted out of me was major...the tears such a shock. I was doing so well!)In the eyes of the law, you are no longer a child. But you will always be MY child. The child we longed for and agonized over for years. Knowing we wanted [...]
…and a Happy Birthday was had by all!
I really need a tee-shirt that reads, "I survived my daughter's 16th birthday!"Most of the day at the mall was spent with me saying, "no...you can NOT buy that because..."..."it's cut too short"..."it's cut too low"..."it's cut too high"..."I know you don't have much up top, but what you DO have...is definitely hanging out"..."your father [...]
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