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Month 74 & 75
Dear Olivia, These past couple months have been such a blur between the holidays, school, extracurricular activities and working. My apologies that my default response to you asking, Mom is WHAT?! WHAT IS IT?! USE YOUR WORDS! WHIOHIFKEFKLJA! I’ve been a little overwhelmed with things lately but it’s a new year. A chance to start fresh. I […]
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Month 49 & 50, Version 2.0
Dear Miles, I know what you’re thinking–did Mom disappear because she finally fell off the deep end? If she’s gone, does that mean I can have her slice of pie? Thank you for your most heartfelt concern but no, I am still here. These last couple of months have been a little hairball between the […]
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Month 73
Dear Olivia, When Halloween was approaching and costume catalogs started rolling in, I was certain you were going to declare that you would be Elsa for the big day. I look back on Halloween with fondness, longing for the days when I could dress you and Miles up in adorably embarrassing costumes but you quickly […]
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Month 48, Version 2.0
Dear Miles, Your birthday came and went in a flurry leaving me asking myself, we acknowledged it, right? Yes, rest assured–I would not forget your birthday. Although you seemed rather disappointed in my decorating efforts. I had hung a birthday banner, hung balloons on your kitchen chair and even made a very high school-esque birthday […]
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Month 72
Dear Olivia, Last month you were debilitated with the fear of your loose tooth–would you swallow the tooth in your sleep and choke on it or would it somehow make its way to your belly where it would sit and grow in to a behemoth life form? Every night before bed was spent reassuring you […]
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Month 47, Version 2.0
Dear Miles, Well, well, well. Who is this smiling exuberant boy in front of me? You have the same short-legged stocky stature like my son but the personality surely is not the same. No, you certainly cannot be my son because my son doesn’t throw a tantrum and then seek me out to apologize for […]
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Month 71
Dear Olivia, This month has brought so many changes that my heart just aches thinking about them. Changes that remind me that you’re growing up so fast and the little kid you once were, is now replaced by this tall, sarcastic, intelligent lady. Kindergarten was something I was dreading since the day you started preschool […]
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Month 46, Version 2.0
Dear Miles, School started today and I happily pushed you out the door to embark on your next journey. You’re moving in to the three’s classroom despite turning four in October so that makes you the oldest in the class which quite frankly, isn’t that bad. I was a lot more emotional yesterday with Olivia […]
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Month 70
Dear Olivia, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for being a very observant and very honest child. Most children are brutally honest and are perfectly capable of pointing out flaws without even a breath of concern for someone’s feelings. I’m actually quite jealous of your ability to bluntly say how you […]