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Our Tommy-Boo was born 8 years ago today. Look at him! All shag and freckles and sapphire-eyed. Underneath all that business is a brain which constantly hunts for the humor in every situation. He is a math whiz and a Frog and Toad devotee. Tommy has made it his personal mission to ensure Archie is entertained. When he’s at school, Tommy worries that Archie isn’t doing well without his guidance and influence. He is smack-dab in the middle of the Lifenut ankle-biter sandwich, with 2 older brothers and an older sister and 2 younger brothers and a younger sister. Tommy is quite the junior artist, too. His artwork was featured in the school district’s art show last spring and he was chosen to be in his school’s art club, which is by application only. I’ll share a Christmas-related drawing he did when he was 4. It’s one of my favorites. I especially love how they are clutching candy canes. It’s called Merry Christmas, Emperor Palpatine:
I love this crazy kid. Happy Birthday to our Tommy Boo. (here’s a link for all the birth story junkies out there) There can be too much snow in a watery globe or on a lawn. There can be too many lights on a tree. There can be too many renditions of Santa Baby. Too many calories in a slab of dark chocolate fudge. I’ve seen more than enough sprinkles. There is always room for one more star in a winter Milky Way slashed sky. Too much whipped cream is unheard of. There are never enough bows to make a proper impromptu holiday hat. There is never enough time to simply spell awe when it washes over you, then is gone, gone, gone. There aren’t hands strong enough or eyes piercing enough or ears sharp enough to grasp the wonder of it all. There is enough me to go around, when the butter knife is pressed hard and finds the crumby corners. That butter knife hurts. But there is never enough Scotch tape. Ever. |
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