Category: Letters To My Kids

I write letters to my kids on their birthdays (and sometimes on their half-birthdays too).

Pretty Girl

Everyone is constantly saying it. Pretty dress. Pretty smile. Pretty shoes. Pretty eyes. Pretty. Pretty. Pretty. I say it to her too (and I mean it). But I ALSO want her to know that she is smart, capable, strong, inventive, kind, brave, loving, and creative. I want her to know that - when it comes […]

She Can Fly {notes about my 15-month-old}

She crawls. She climbs. She stands. She claps. She walks (a little). She says "dog" and "duck" and "dad" and "mama." And she positively, absolutely melts our hearts with her sunshine smile, her constant snuggles, and her baby blue eyes. Favorite Toy: She loves baby dolls and will rock them, put blankets around them, sing […]

a whole lotta happy

Yesterday. 5:00pm. Tim is grilling lamb burgers in the backyard. He looks at me, smiles, "I love my life." I look back at him, grinning, "Me too." The four of us sit down to eat dinner at our dining room table. Our 3-year-old prays. Our 1-year-old stands in her high chair and beams, proud of […]

twenty-ten

If I could live in any period of history, I'd choose: right here, right now. Certainly, there are good and poetic and romantic things about every era. BUT... I like the fact that I can vote and wear jeans and put my clothes in a washing machine. I like that I can type in "biscuits" […]

Things I Am Working On

Listening. R-E-A-L-L-Y listening when she talks. Asking her questions (and then listening). About her preferences and perceptions. About who her best friends are and why. About if she minds having me post about her on this blog. NOT saying "Maybe later..." when my 3-year-old wants to do something totally awesome...like make cookies for the mail […]

an inspired day (that may end with butterscotch cookies)

I am sleeping beside my baby (as I always am in the mornings). At 8:15am, my 3-year-old calls "Daddy?" from the next room over. I groggily pick up my 1-year-old and we both walk over to her room. We all lay down - the 3 of us in her full bed. The girls try to […]

exceptions

I don't particularly like drinking coffee, but I DO love the smooth creaminess of coffee ice cream (no, I did not eat that entire bowl by myself). We usually eat dinner around the table in our dining room, but EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE...we eat on a picnic blanket in the garage. She often likes to […]

Does anyone else have a little bit of spring fever?

I sit down to work and then...I look out my window. I see the green grass. I hear the lovely pitter-patter of spring showers. Every spare moment, I seek new adventures with my family. Hiking. Running. Picking Wildflowers. Playing at the Park. Dilly-dallying in the backyard. Anything but my e-mail inbox (forgive me if you're […]

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