Dear Ellie, A few weeks ago I picked you up from school and you jumped into the van, breathless and electric with energy. "Mom guess what! Wendy had some extra magic and she gave me some! I'm magic now!" "Wow, that's great! What kinds of things can you do?" "Well, I just think about something and then I can make it happen!" Suddenly I had an idea. "Hey! ...
To Hadley On Her Third Birthday
Dear Hadley, From the moment you were born your chief request has been for me to hold you. I realize this is probably because you were afraid I would accidentally forget you somewhere. It was a legitimate fear. Instinctively from birth, you've known that you were gonna need to either hang on tight or make a lot of noise. Which you did, coherently, at a very early ...