My first 39th

Or something better......

Thanks, Mom!

Book Shelf Discovery

After pulling this book from the shelf, Ryan found a funny note inside....

Priorities

Go back to school

Get new job

Read Crime and Punishment

...and yes, I did the last one, too.

Maybe I should read this book again.

Favorite Ornament

I get plenty of grief over this one every year, but she sits close enough to the center of the tree that not everyone must see her.

Erin's I Am Poem

Since Colleen posted her I Am poem, I asked Erin to compose one in the hopes that more of our family would as well. She had fun writing (dictating) this, we hope you have fun reading it.

I am tired and huge.
I wonder if our house will ever sell.
I hear too much traffic.
I see not enough of the inside of my eyelids.
I want to have this baby.
I am tired and huge.

I pretend I can do everything.
I feel overwhelmed.
I touch my son's hair (whenever he will let me).
I worry I'm aging too fast.
I cry when I crack.
I am tired and huge.

I [don't] understand anything anymore.
I say I'm fine.
I dream of more time.
I try and I try and I try.
I hope that 4 years is really 4 years.
I am tired and huge.

Many of you may not share our sense of humor, but know that we were laughing the whole time Erin was writing (dictating) this.