Snow floats cold and white
School’s out this wintery day
Freedom shrieks outside.

Uncovered in play
A class of snowy angels
learns in my backyard.

Red noses and hands
cavort until they tingle
in the chilly white.

The house settles in
noise softened by snow’s blanket
a cold sleepy day.

Tuck under a throw
coffee and breakfast in hand
quiet contentment.

Walking home alone
a step into adulthood
edging closer now.

Freedom plays music
across your baby features
fashioning them grown.

Every day steps
inconsequential and small
make you more mature.

You get your own snacks,
You have friends I’ll never meet
now you walk alone.
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Monkey started walking home alone this week, for the first time ever! It is really only one block to walk, but still marks such a step for her! She is growing so fast. I can’t believe my baby is walking home on her own.

Valentine’s day was good, Monkey made us a card, I made roast and apple pie, and Lee brought me a book of the world’ 500 best trips, and told me I get to choose where we go next! I am so excited! Do I choose Greece? Spain? Alaska? Where to go!?!

It was a fun night, and now we are relaxing on our day off, home in our jammies and doing not a whole lot.

Some Haiku’s surrounding the issue of parenting…

Young ears hear nothing
from the mouths of their mothers
We speak in whispers.

Stay at home mother
full time work plus overtime
salary: kisses

Give me no diamonds
sticky handprints and kisses
are enough for me.

Whomever said song
soothes the savage breast of man
had no singing child.

No baby! Not that!
is the mantra of our days
as he learns to crawl.

“Digging in your heels”
Is a phrase inspired by
children and dachsunds.