Tag: growing up
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Happy 11th birthday to the Little Bird – the one who made me a mom!
You made me a mommy. You changed our lives forever, and I am so grateful for you. You are my rainbow baby and blessing that I thank my lucky stars for every day!
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Eight is great! Happy birthday to my Little Mouse.
My Little Mouse, Today, you are eight. Eight years old! You are my little firecracker, my sensitive soul, my comedian and my bowl of sunshine. Your smile can fill a room and your zest for life is contagious! You have big dreams! You want to be a famous DJ (like Marshmallow), a famous artist…
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Happy 10th birthday, Little Bird!
To my Little Bird, I like butterflies. I respect and appreciate the transformation that occurs for a butterfly to emerge from its cocoon. There must be growth, and the passing of time, or a caterpillar can’t change into that butterfly. I have realized that the caterpillar is you. And on the eve of you’re 10th…
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20 Questions for my third grader
My Little Bird is in Grade 3 and I’m not really sure what to expect. I can see a shift in her already, a change is coming. I suppose she is officially already a tween, a term she finds funny. But it’s not lost on me that the teen years are a mere blink away.…
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Three weeks & three minutes
While summer is officially here, and school is out for the Little Bird; daycare is not yet quite done for the Little Mouse. And she’s not too happy about that. Every morning, as I’m getting ready, she walks into the bathroom and asks in this little hopeful voice, “where am I going today, mommy?” And…