by Annie | Apr 17, 2012 | Kids!
Dear Max, Last week you announced out of the blue and in a choking voice that you don’t want to grow up. “I like it here. I love you and dad. I like being with you. . . I don’t want to move away.” You said it quietly, afraid to open the...
by Annie | May 25, 2011 | Out and About
When Max announced last fall that he wanted a war birthday party and that he wanted Michael and Matt – two high schoolers – I said great. I honestly thought he would change his mind after 8 months OR that it would morph into something else. Not that I...
by Annie | May 4, 2011 | Kids!, On the Home Front
I like to be prepared – it’s a part of my personality; I’ve taken the test so it’s official. I like a plan and when appropriate a plan B. If knowledge is power, I want a hemi dura-max diesel ifyouknowwhatImean. That’s why I read every...
by Annie | Apr 18, 2011 | Kids!, On the Home Front
Eight. Max is eight. Jac and I pondered this fact the night before the big day, marveling at how it can be so. Then he froze and, lowering his voice a little, proclaimed, “Duuude. We’re old.” Pshaw. Whatever, clever. You’re only as old as...
by Annie | Nov 9, 2010 | Domestic Church, Kids!
I walked through today as if in a dream. Max made his first confession today. How could that be? How is it that he is old enough to do this, to receive this sacrament? I kept remembering how, before we were even married, Jac and I dreamed and hoped and planned for...
