Everyone has their comfort food. This is mine. This past weekend I competed in a Synchronized Skating competition -- my first ever. For 25 years I have been a singles skater, but this year I challenged myself to join an adult Synchro Team. They welcomed me with open arms and I have loved every . . .
Thirty Months With Olive
Dear Big Sister Olive, You are a big sister! I cannot believe it! All the worries I felt., all the tears I shed and all the guilt I had all disappeared as soon as you walked into the room to meet your new little brother. I should have known you would have handled this new transition . . .
Twenty Nine Months With Olive
Dear Olive, This last month I have been overjoyed, and yet, terrified. Our time as a family of three is quickly ticking down, and I cannot help but feel really emotional. I look at you and wish we could spend the rest of our lives together, just the three of us -- sharing nighttime cuddles, and . . .
Twenty Eight Months With Olive
Dear Olive, Can I just start by telling you just how happy you make me? The things that you say, and the actions you do make me feel truly loved. When you look at me with your bright blue eyes and huge grins, it makes me wish that everyone in this world had “their person”. The person who would . . .
Twenty Seven Months With Olive
Dear Olive, Lets talk about you! You are turning into quite the smart little lady! Cleaning is your favourite thing to do right now. You’ve realized that your diaper wipes will clean anything, so I often find you sneaking a wipe or two so you can clean the cupboards, your kitchen, Daddy’s . . .
Twenty Six Months With Olive
Dear my thoughtful Olive, Every month I write you these letters, and someday when we look back and read them together I think they’ll serve just as much as a record of my life as of yours. Sometimes I look at you and say something that I believe you have never heard before, but yet you fully . . .
