Critter Chronicles
Letters From the Editor
Holiday Card 2011
The cards have been mailed and should be arriving at their destinations daily. I’m really happy with it this year (though the print quality was not quite as good as the screen image promised it to be.) Front Top, Center Bottom, Center Back No matter what you celebrate – and even if you don’t – … Continue reading
A Letter To Bug: Four Years
July 2011 Dear Anthony, Today you are four. I can’t believe I can say that, and I can hardly type the words without welling up. My baby is four years old. I didn’t write you a letter for your third birthday; we were in the middle of our move back to Colorado from Okinawa and … Continue reading
A Letter to Bug: Two and a Half Years, Part Two
April 2010 Dear Anthony, In the three weeks since I gushed about how utterly and completely wonderful and easy of a toddler you are, a switch has flipped inside your brain. There are still moments when you are entirely obedient and sweet and kind. But those moments must now be watched for, and exalted, because … Continue reading
>A Letter to Bug – Two and a Half Years
>I’ve been intending to write this post for several months now. I’ve composed bits and pieces of it in my mind repeatedly, and every time I thought I was ready to write it down a little voice in the back of my head reminded me that I hadn’t yet written Bear’s sixth birthday letter. I’m … Continue reading
>A Letter to Bear – Six Years
> November 6, 2009 Dear Brenna, Today you are six*. You are in kindergarten. You are a social butterfly and everyone’s best friend; there’s no one that you won’t give a chance, and you are sought out by all who know you. You are vibrant, and friendly, and kind. You are the girl I was … Continue reading
>Happy 8th Anniversary, Honey
> August 4, 2009 My Anthony, Today is our anniversary, and in lieu of a long post* about how much I’ve loved spending the last eight years of my life in marriage to you, I instead give you a review in pictures. Though we’ve got more lines on our faces, more gray hairs cropping up … Continue reading
>A Letter to Bug – Two Years
> July 2009 Dear Bug, I have been putting off writing this letter to you for days and weeks now, because as much as I’ve been hyping up your birthday to you, I can’t believe that you are now two years old. Two. It seems nearly impossible that you are already this old, that you’ve … Continue reading
>A Letter To Bear – Five Years
> November 2008 Dear Bear, You are five years old now. You’ve been experiencing life for half a decade, and although you think that you’re all grown up now, you’ve still got your entire life ahead of you. We celebrated your fourth birthday at home with a family party. You (still) believed that you were … Continue reading
>A Letter to Bug – One Year
> August 2007 Dear Bug, This past year has brought more joy into my life than I thought I could experience. I was hesitant about bringing another child into our family – into our life – but I’m so glad that we did. Though I thought my heart was as full as it could have … Continue reading
>A Letter To Bear – Four Years
> November 2006 Dear Bear, This has been a year of big changes for you. You’ve grown up in so many ways, and I’m so very proud of all your accomplishments. It’s hard to believe that in addition to the roles you play in life as “daughter” and “friend”, you also added “big sister” and … Continue reading
