Aaron often tells me that he loves his mommy. Usually my response is that she loves him too. Yesterday I asked him, “How does your mommy love you?” Typically he answers my “how” or “why” questions with a resolute and slightly annoyed “no.” This time his reply was as follows: Poem #2 She hold me [...]
This convo was fairly typical for us only in how delighted I was to be having the chat and in how absolutely matter-of-fact Aaron was the whole time. Aaron: Where’s my mommy? Annie: She’s at the post office mailing something. Who do you think she’s sending mail to? Aaron: Mater Annie: What’s she mailing Mater? [...]
Did you know that if you plant an acorn in the ground you might grow strawberries? Or if you plant flower seeds you grow honey? Thanks, Aaron! I can’t wait to see what my tulip bulbs deliver come spring!
note: for those of you not in my English class last year or not familiar with poetry terms, a found poem is a poem you “find” somewhere such as the radio, a recipe book, the newspaper, a cereal box, etc. You don’t come up with any of the words, but you recognize the poetry of [...]
Today the love of my life turns another year older. Happy birthday, sweetheart! I love you.
Our cat Sophie (christened “snophie” by our nephew Taylor) did not live up to her name. Jeremy and I have been so delighted by the snow, we thought she might be intrigued by the snow or at least funny to watch. She is emphatically NOT an outdoor cat (and nearly jumped over my head in [...]
Our dear friend Laura came to town on her long trek home. We had the privilege of being neighbors and sharing a home group with Laura last year. It was great to catch up, as much had happened since last summer. I also got to see most excellent pictures of her kiddos, visit the Denver [...]
Better late than never… about a month ago Annie and I did a long hike on Quandary Peak. It was our first taste of a snow hike and it was beautiful. We started late in the day and didn’t have enough daylight to summit, but we’ll come back to it another time. Afterwards we enjoyed [...]