Number One Son, who is in fact Only Son, is, today, on this First Day of Summer, just as this June date was the first day of Summer 8 years ago, is eight years old today! Happy Birthday to my, and the, Number One Son!
… To my eldest, who was a good and dutiful child even in utero. We learned early in 1998 that she was there, and that she’d be due in mid-November. The first thing I said was, oh, a Halloween baby! The midwife induced on Oct 30, around 7 am, because it doesn’t really matter what […]
I’m always loath to call her Number Two Daughter. First, she might take it awry. Second, Number One Daughter already lords it over her siblings on being eldest. And Third, well, she might take it awry – and I’m a little scared of her. She’s fierce. (For those who might not know, it is in […]
Since he’s also Only Son, I enjoy calling him Number One Son. Keeps him on his toes, wondering. OK, probably not. Probably I amuse only myself. But, it is his Birthday today, celebrated on the eve of the Summer Solstice. He was in fact born on the Solstice, lo these many years ago; he was […]