Happy Birthday Junebug!

Dear June,

Four years ago today you were born--in the comfort of our own home, with Daddy waiting excitedly by as he rubbed my back for six hours straight. As he will tell you on your birthday until the day he dies, the first thing you did when you came into this world--before you cried, before anything else--was to poop in his hands. I'm guessing around age twelve you will roll your eyes when he tells that story and he'll tell it anyway.

We love you so much Junebug. We're so happy your here with us. You've added so much joy and happiness to our lives and have made us both better people.

Happy 4th Birthday to You!

Fall

I love this time of year. The creek and the whir of the crisp wind, the warmth of sleeping under the comforter that has sat, neglected, for the summer, at the foot of the bed. The wasps that cling to the window screen begging for another day of heat. The way the central heat sounds when one turns the thermostat to 70 degrees…love it!