Dear Maggie,
This has been a fun year, and I have loved watching you grow into the 8 year old that you are now. You are sweet and bright and strong and hopeful. You are headstrong, kind, independent and sensitive.
And you are my pancake. I am making mistakes, and I know [...]
The past 2 years, we’ve had snow on March 1. This year, it held off for another day, and apparently decided to make up for its tardiness with some extra oomph. Schools are closing early, there are fears there won’t be any tomorrow, and it seems to be sticking despite the rain that [...]
Yesterday, I walked into the living room to “remind” Maggie and Katie that I had asked them to turn the television off 2 times and come to the kitchen for dinner. When I rounded the corner, though, I was greeted with this sight and all I could do was laugh.
This is Maggie’s second year playing soccer. She loves it. Loves, loves, loves it. I think she’d love any game that allows her to run as fast as she can, and soccer certainly affords her that chance. She is happy from the moment practices starts, and stays happy for a while [...]
