Happy Birthday Alexander

Today you are six.  You are ready to read, ready to entertain.  I love the way you get so excited by something so that you're laughing so hard that no one can understand you.  I appreciate the way you are so content to entertain yourself.  You spend hours with your Lego, Thomas, a puzzle or a craft project.  And you have a sensitive side.  When you're sad, Mama can comfort you.  I pray that continues.  As you start out in this new year of discovery and learning, I wish it to be full of joy and challenges overcome.  And in all your triumphs I pray that you see the glory of God in them and through them.

This Weekend

This weekend is full of bustle.  After a week of snow covering the ground (it's May for pity's sake!!), the lawn and trees are becoming lush and green.  My wee little plants lived through it, in fact seemed to have thrived.  We will plant 75 strawberries.  We will bake a cake with Mom's artistic rendition of a Star Wars character.  Mom will get her hair cut.  We will have a weiner roast.  And grandparents will visit and spoil all children but in a special way, the Giraffe.  Happy pre-birthday weekend.