Dear Tad, This last year has been a mixed bag for you.  I think we were all mentally preparing for this birthday, this momentous occasion when you would be formally making the leap from middle school to high school, with all the pomp and circumstance and preparations that usually go into a school transition for […]

I’m not crying.  I’M NOT CRYING. But yeah, this is an emotional day.  Tad was supremely nervous when he started middle school.  Three years later, there is no party, or assembly ceremony, or anything but a banner in a local park, a certificate, and some cupcakes.  He doesn’t even have a yearbook yet. Still, Tad […]

Fun news from the weekend!!! I opened a box, handed to me by Auntie, to discover this under the lid!  I’m going to be…. an over-40 bridesmaid.  When I pointed this out to Grandma, she commented that when Great-Grandma remarried, she was matron-of-honor as a mother of three…. … and then I pointed out that […]

Sweet little Thumper, Today you are seven years old, and you are more little boy than baby now.  You are a study in contradictions.  You have the lanky limbs of a boy, but can still snuggle down like a cuddly toddler.  You have an innocent and sweet face, but possess the hacking skills of a […]