youngster

March 17, 2009 | Filed Under familial 

ernie’s birthday today, sunny for the first time in days.  i woke up hearing the boys singing happy birthday to him in high voices.  they also were wearing green shirts so as not to be pinched.  the kitchen was a mess all day, before the time to bake cake, after, continuing tonight.  i’ve still not eaten dinner.  it’s nearly eleven.  some days are like this.  it’s too bad ernie worked all day.   i would like to write that we went to the mountains, flung a blanket far and smooth for a picnic, searched for four leaf clovers, found sticks that made good swords, came home tired and rosy cheeked, took baths, fell asleep when it was just growing dark.  another year.

happy birthday, dearest.  you’re the best man i know and i’m so glad you’re alive.

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2 Responses to “youngster”

  1. sarasophia on March 18th, 2009 1:17 am

    I love your wishes. How irksome adulthood is where we cannot do as we want–My husbands birthday was 3-10 and we just barely managed a cake (which resulted in a FURTHER exploded kitchen). Sigh.
    The mess never ends.

    <3 sarasophia

  2. thatmom on March 20th, 2009 7:19 am

    I looked at this picture and suddenly remembered the first time I met Ernie. I remember saying to you “what about this guy?”

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