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Letters

Happy 6th Birthday, Anneke Blue

4 June 2010

Dear Anneke, Today, you are six. I remember when you were new to us. Daddy and I were both bald babies, and Kieran had been bald, so we were totally shocked by your dark hair. And you never stopped shocking me. You’re the child who does what she wants. Break your finger jumping off an [...]

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Find Joy in the Pavement Cracks: Day G

28 May 2010

A different kind of joy today. *** Dear Griffon, Tomorrow, you will turn three. And you’re sooooo stinkin’ cute. Right now, you’re really into Spider-Man. You wear your costume and mask to school about once a week. Today, you wore it to a restaurant for dinner. You were very insistent that you be allowed to [...]

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Happy Birthday, Archer Gene

17 May 2010

Dear Archie, Last Thursday, you turned one year old. I don’t know how that happened. I was just staked out on the couch watching “America’s Next Top Model” reruns with you nursing and sleeping on my lap and sleeping and nursing and sleeping and sleeping, just four minutes ago. And now, you’re one. One. You [...]

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