Dear Son #2, People misunderstand you. Even me! Sometimes all we see is the quiet, easy-going and positively chill young man in between two brothers that are, well, none of those things. Someone asked me the other day who the "easiest" boy was and I immediately pointed at you and laughed as I watched the… Continue reading William the Bad Ass.
Dear Sons #1, #2, & #3, Well, last week was officially the first time you have all been to summer camp. Second year for Pieter and first time for William and Alexander and judging by the big smiles on your faces along with the instant competition of who got to share the stories after each… Continue reading Nine Hours
Dear Son #1, Thursday you turned five. Five. I have no idea where that time went but I know that we've had a lot of fun during it. You have never ceased to amaze me in these years with your sense of humour (mildly warped which I can appreciate), your quick comebacks and observations, quirky… Continue reading Five going on 55.
Dear Son #1, #2, and #3, There's a lot of talk in our house about what's mine, what's ours, what's yours, what's his, what used to be his but now it's not because it was traded...and usually it's in reference to something insanely important like a Hot Wheels car, a piece of Lego or, yes, a… Continue reading The Farm Life is Our Life.
Dear Sons #1, #2, & #3, Happy New Year! Happy 2024! No, you did not stay up until midnight. No, you did not get copious amounts of candy or chocolate or chips or pop just because it was New Years' Eve. And no, you're not going to be taught about "new years resolutions" or "new… Continue reading New Year. New You? No Way!
Dear Son #1, Today you are eight. Wow putting it down in writing is even more surreal, how and when did this happen? I must confess, among the present-wrapping, Minecraft loot bags and Hot Wheels cake creation, I'm feeling a strange mixture of loss, excitement, pride, terror, and inspiration. Loss because you really, truly are… Continue reading Creativity is crucial. Always.
Dear Son #1, #2, & #3, This post, for the first time, is not about you but about me and some very talented writer mamas that I have collaborated with from Exhale Creativity. All with a mutual goal of growing in our communities and in our writing, we are giving away a $20 Amazon GC,… Continue reading Giveaway!!! Need I say more?
Dear Son #3, I’m not a super Hallmark soul. I don’t cry with commercials, movies or books very often. It takes a lot to offend me, I am more than happy to tell it like it is and I resort to humor in most, if not all, situations. When I say “I’m fine” it usually… Continue reading Hallmark Soul.
Oh William. How can it be that you are six years old today? It literally seemed like last week when you unceremoniously popped out of me, bruised, battered but oh so quiet compared to the other loud babies in the hospital. You spent the night curled up next to me, whimpering slightly but other than… Continue reading Let’s Keep Chatting.
Dear Son #1, #2, & #3, Well, the dream has finally come alive. We have chickens and farm life is officially complete because I don't want cows, pigs or horses. In May, six terrified chickens arrived in our coop and for weeks we were obsessively checking for eggs in anticipation. It wasn't until June sometime… Continue reading With a cluck cluck here.
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