7 years ago today I gave birth to my sweet baby girl. You have been an endless source of joy for me, even when you're a rotten kid. You are so happy and full of fun. You are bright and kind and snuggly.
Being your mom is the greatest accomplishment of my life. When you are polite and kind I can't believe I managed to teach you that. When you are curious and chatty - I stop to encourage you. When you are silly I revel in it. When you need a cuddle or ask for a lullaby, I am happy to do it and cherish the memories of your baby days.
I want so much for you, baby girl. I want you to grow into a secure and confident young lady; a strong and loving woman. You have the potential to be everything I'm not, to take the good parts of daddy and me and meld them into a wonderful person. Your faults are not worth focusing on because you have the potential to learn from your mistakes and to grow from them.
Find a partner in life who sees forever, who is in it for the long haul, and who will cherish you. Know that relationships are about compromise, admit your mistakes, forgive others' mistakes, and move on. If faced with a problem, ask if it will impact you in a week, a year, 20 years, and react to it with that in mind.
Choose a career that brings you happiness and potential - for it is that which will challenge you and bring you happiness. You will spend so much of your adulthood working, that you should have something that will satisfy you.
Love well in life my sweet. When you love you will receive love. Karma is a wonderful thing, and if you treat others as you wish to be treated, it will all work out in the end. Remember that every action has a consequence and choose as wisely as you can in the moment. No one knows what the future holds, but try and 'hedge your bets' as they say.
And finally - never ever forget that I love you with all my heart and soul. I will always listen to you and try to hear you as well. I will parent you and mother you and try to make everything go my way, but will hopefully show grace in my defeat when you become your own (fabulous) person. We won't always agree, but disagreeing doesn't mean not loving each other. It just means we'll need to explain ourselves better to reach each other.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
NEMO - The Blizzard of 2013
It's the big one - the Blizzard of 2013. They're calling it "Nemo" - what a ridiculous name for something they're calling a dangerous storm.
The snow started around 8am here in the NY City area, and came down quickly for a bit. Now, 4 hours or so later, it's sleeting. A foot + of snow is bad enough, but the icy mess just plain sucks.
Weatherman on ABC is saying "The storm is imminent" - ummmmmm, I thought "imminent" meant arriving very soon. The storm actually has already arrived. The WORST of it may be imminent, but they're saying the actual blizzard conditions aren't arriving until 6pm this evening. Ish.
The scary part of this, for me, is that apparently Nemo is taking a similar path to Sandy. Two major storms taking similar paths in about 3 months is more than a coincidence, isn't it? They're predicting a storm surge associated with high tide (impacted by a new moon) tonight. If we will be getting hit by storms like this regularly, how are people expected to rebuild? There is so much debris left over from Sandy still, how can these poor people get through MORE damage?
There are people who have only recently had basic services restored (I'm guessing power, sewer, etc). How terrible to be facing the loss of power that may come with this storm.
I have happily taken a day off from work, not wanting to have to drive home in an icy mess if/when they dismissed us for the day. I kept my beloved daughter (who will turn 7 tomorrow!) home from school. They canceled part of school - 1/2 day only - in anticipation of the storm, and I thought it wasn't worth being out on the roads, for a day they will likely not manage to get anything done. So we've had a snuggly day, just the two of us. Daddy is on his way home from work. All will be well when we're all home and safe.
I have a beef bourguignon/stew on in the crock pot. Smells wonderful.
Tomorrow is my baby's 7th birthday. Where did the time go? Wasn't it just a few weeks ago she was 'dancing' in my belly to the radio as I drove to work? Wasn't it just a couple of days since that toothless grin lit her face and sucked everyone who saw it into her world of delight? Now she's almost a young lady, with opinions and ideas. She's independent and bright and makes me so proud to be her mommy.
We will have to get working on her birthday feast - homemade macaroni and cheese, a birthday cake made by Mommy, and even a spiral ham and veg for all to enjoy. So very glad we did our weekend away at a hotel rather than having planned a big kids party and now having to cancel it because of the weather! She's going to have a fantastic day anyway, because she's a fantastic kid.
The snow started around 8am here in the NY City area, and came down quickly for a bit. Now, 4 hours or so later, it's sleeting. A foot + of snow is bad enough, but the icy mess just plain sucks.
Weatherman on ABC is saying "The storm is imminent" - ummmmmm, I thought "imminent" meant arriving very soon. The storm actually has already arrived. The WORST of it may be imminent, but they're saying the actual blizzard conditions aren't arriving until 6pm this evening. Ish.
The scary part of this, for me, is that apparently Nemo is taking a similar path to Sandy. Two major storms taking similar paths in about 3 months is more than a coincidence, isn't it? They're predicting a storm surge associated with high tide (impacted by a new moon) tonight. If we will be getting hit by storms like this regularly, how are people expected to rebuild? There is so much debris left over from Sandy still, how can these poor people get through MORE damage?
There are people who have only recently had basic services restored (I'm guessing power, sewer, etc). How terrible to be facing the loss of power that may come with this storm.
I have happily taken a day off from work, not wanting to have to drive home in an icy mess if/when they dismissed us for the day. I kept my beloved daughter (who will turn 7 tomorrow!) home from school. They canceled part of school - 1/2 day only - in anticipation of the storm, and I thought it wasn't worth being out on the roads, for a day they will likely not manage to get anything done. So we've had a snuggly day, just the two of us. Daddy is on his way home from work. All will be well when we're all home and safe.
I have a beef bourguignon/stew on in the crock pot. Smells wonderful.
Tomorrow is my baby's 7th birthday. Where did the time go? Wasn't it just a few weeks ago she was 'dancing' in my belly to the radio as I drove to work? Wasn't it just a couple of days since that toothless grin lit her face and sucked everyone who saw it into her world of delight? Now she's almost a young lady, with opinions and ideas. She's independent and bright and makes me so proud to be her mommy.
We will have to get working on her birthday feast - homemade macaroni and cheese, a birthday cake made by Mommy, and even a spiral ham and veg for all to enjoy. So very glad we did our weekend away at a hotel rather than having planned a big kids party and now having to cancel it because of the weather! She's going to have a fantastic day anyway, because she's a fantastic kid.
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