Dear Joshua, Today you are eight. I’ve had eight whole years of being your mom, and I gotta tell you, those eight years have been pretty fantastic. I mean, sure, we’ve had some seriously not fantastic moments (like that time you locked me out of the house and I broke down the door to get to…
a letter to Joshua
Dear Joshua, On Your First Day of Kindergarten
Dear Joshua, Today you started Kindergarten. I always fret and worry about you and big changes in your life, and man, this year is going to bring a few of those. Kindergarten feels like such a big deal, a much bigger deal than any change we’ve weathered so far. You feel so big and yet…
Tomorrow You Are Five
Dear Joshua, Tomorrow you are five. When you wake up, I’ll give you cupcakes and ask you what you want to do with the day. You’ll say “play Mario Kart Channel” because you’ve been waiting for this day for a year. Five. There’s something about this birthday that feels so much bigger–more–than the others. It…
A letter to my son on his second birthday
Dear Joshua, Watching you grow up this past year has been a blur. A blur of you. You’ve changed so much, so fast! It’s been hard for me to keep up. One minute you were unsteady on your feet and the next you were running through the house like a silly boy. It’s so hard…
Top Ten Tuesday–Things for Which I’m Thankful
1. The understanding of the rules of grammar and the English language and knowing that you don’t end a sentence with a preposition. Just kidding. Sort of. Maybe not. Whatever. It’s time again for Top Ten Tuesday with my girl Katie of Sluiter Nation. This week is all about giving thanks and being grateful. And…