There’s Always Next Year…or the Next Child…Right?

I just saw this, and now I’m kicking myself for this! Why didn’t I think of that? Instead I’ll be making a cool cake, something like this but round, to take to the party that I’m not going to have to clean up. We have lots of guests (’cause you can invite 5 or 15 [...]

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Three

Dimples, Some days I wander around mumbling under my breath, “That boy is going to be the end of me!” or “That one – he’s gonna push me over the edge!” or “It must be hard to be two!”  I guess I’m going to have to get rid of that last phase though, because suddenly [...]

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To Bubba On Your Seventh Birthday…or A Couple Weeks After

You are the child that has the responsibility of breaking me in, of showing me the ropes, of teaching me what it is to be a parent. You are the one that gives new meaning to each number. I am shocked that you are seven, completely and utterly amazed that this new number seems so [...]

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