A repository of modern day maternal correspondence

You Are Stuck With Me!!!

Hi Baby Girl, How are you doing? Please let me know what’s going on. I know you aced your interview but are you sure you are ready to move? I know how hard change can be. I’m with you all the way in whatever you decide. I had a 5 month old little baby when [...]

Baby Memories

You did have big cheeks and big eyes, but not so much that it was wierd or ugly.  You were darling!!  Many compared you to the Gerber Baby.

Games People Play

Mom: Great news!
We still have the Snakes ‘n Ladders board game with the kids who do bad things and get punished or who do good things and get rewarded.
Also: We still have Mystery Game!!!
Also, we have a Bert & Ernie puzzle as well as 2 Madeline puzzles!!
Hurray!!
Me: Is this your way of putting a positive [...]

You Want Me to be Blogger Mother of the Year?

So it’s not enough that I gave birth to you, raised you as a single parent, organized countless birthday parties, play dates, and sports activities (remember the diving team?), made brownies and science projects, paid for braces and contact lenses, took you trick or treating in the rain, was the Tooth Fairy, Santa Clause, the [...]

Photo Album Inspiration

Dearest children,
It came to me at mile 3.4 on the recumbant bike today.  At last:  an inspiration for how to organize the photo albums in a meaningful and fun way.  I’m writing to get your feedback.
What do you think about foregoing traditional approaches to organizing the photos, e.g., chronologically.  Who can remember the dates, anymore, [...]

Girl Talk

Me: Do we still own the game girl talk? With the zit stickers?
Mom: Yes we do.  Laughing now.
Me: Like you’re lol-ing?
Mom: YEP! Why do I feel like a glass of milk right now?

The Same Life

Cindy has the EXACT same sewing machine as me (you) and we can borrow it no problem so bring home the bobbins you have and we’re all set. How funny is that? She has the exact same sewing machine as I do, she and I both went to two year colleges to become [...]



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