tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post8412241733168588975..comments2024-03-28T18:27:54.152-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: He Made Me A MamaMs. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-7008396713955556132021-06-12T17:29:05.887-04:002021-06-12T17:29:05.887-04:00Happy birthday dear Hank! He teaches me, too! Happy birthday dear Hank! He teaches me, too! 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-91374298978344368422021-06-12T11:55:42.619-04:002021-06-12T11:55:42.619-04:00My pleasure! :)My pleasure! :)Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-38414710463139200362021-06-11T17:18:01.115-04:002021-06-11T17:18:01.115-04:00It is a very, very cool thing about parenthood. Bu...It is a very, very cool thing about parenthood. But honestly- there's nothing for me that can compare with that first sight of my new baby. It's a type of love at first sight that I've never experienced except for at the birth of my children. It is, for me, the holy of holys. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-23426308248939653142021-06-11T17:16:32.658-04:002021-06-11T17:16:32.658-04:00Thank you, Ellen D. And I hear you defended me on ...Thank you, Ellen D. And I hear you defended me on another blog from the Commenter Who Never Shuts Up. Thanks for that, too. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-81661362229718593812021-06-11T17:15:49.868-04:002021-06-11T17:15:49.868-04:00It sure wasn't bad. And I think he's havin...It sure wasn't bad. And I think he's having a good birthday. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-31529828895573837822021-06-11T17:15:33.212-04:002021-06-11T17:15:33.212-04:00The cake did taste good. I'm so glad.
Isn'...The cake did taste good. I'm so glad. <br />Isn't Pearl and Ben's house nice? It really is. And it is a little reassuring to know that our boys miss us. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-55227786862353404022021-06-11T17:14:43.591-04:002021-06-11T17:14:43.591-04:00He'll probably read all of this at some point....He'll probably read all of this at some point. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-78710154217286109682021-06-11T17:14:29.677-04:002021-06-11T17:14:29.677-04:00Wow. That humbles me. Thank you, Jill. Wow. That humbles me. Thank you, Jill. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-89195883056262481222021-06-11T17:14:12.596-04:002021-06-11T17:14:12.596-04:00Thank you so much, Mr. P. But now I feel a little ...Thank you so much, Mr. P. But now I feel a little as if I should go raid the dictionary...Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-86755212430144772832021-06-11T17:13:34.953-04:002021-06-11T17:13:34.953-04:00It WAS a fine time and the cake wasn't too bad...It WAS a fine time and the cake wasn't too bad. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-33471114383001301522021-06-11T17:13:14.787-04:002021-06-11T17:13:14.787-04:00Attention and kindness. You are right. That's ...Attention and kindness. You are right. That's what we all need, isn't it?Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-33593894769096941132021-06-11T17:12:55.591-04:002021-06-11T17:12:55.591-04:00And Hank was a good one to be the leader. He's...And Hank was a good one to be the leader. He's been an excellent big brother. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-40951097760928388952021-06-11T17:12:35.140-04:002021-06-11T17:12:35.140-04:00Thank you, sweet lady!Thank you, sweet lady!Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-15808463252418942112021-06-11T17:12:21.480-04:002021-06-11T17:12:21.480-04:00That was the best feeling in the world, wasn't...That was the best feeling in the world, wasn't it? And each time it came again. <br />Oh. Sigh. Even the memory of clean, soft cloth diapers makes me nostalgic to an inappropriate degree. <br />The cake was fit to eat. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-35625061491934651512021-06-11T17:11:17.415-04:002021-06-11T17:11:17.415-04:00He's my darling boy. You understand.He's my darling boy. You understand. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-41730414159593671302021-06-11T17:10:57.045-04:002021-06-11T17:10:57.045-04:00Yes! This one sure did. Yes! This one sure did. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-7961277610223404782021-06-11T17:10:43.794-04:002021-06-11T17:10:43.794-04:00I think of him as being in his thirties too but, n...I think of him as being in his thirties too but, no. There was cake and there was cheer. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-3201932918295954442021-06-11T12:16:32.463-04:002021-06-11T12:16:32.463-04:00I think watching your children mature into their o...I think watching your children mature into their own people -- different as they all may be -- must be the most interesting (and thrilling) part if parenthood. Just like watching your chicks mature into chickens! Happy birthday to Hank.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-15523287071804088132021-06-11T11:34:40.699-04:002021-06-11T11:34:40.699-04:00Happy Birthday, Hank! Wishing you many happy adven...Happy Birthday, Hank! Wishing you many happy adventures, good health, and lots of love!<br />Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-59893021391477411342021-06-11T11:32:33.480-04:002021-06-11T11:32:33.480-04:00Happy birthday to Hank - and I'm sure the cake...Happy birthday to Hank - and I'm sure the cake is delicious!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-7795479913056167792021-06-11T10:02:53.910-04:002021-06-11T10:02:53.910-04:00will the cake taste good? yes and that's what ...will the cake taste good? yes and that's what matters and that you made it. what a great house Virgil's sister has and how happy that the boys miss y'all so much.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-45313373559806662612021-06-11T08:54:10.858-04:002021-06-11T08:54:10.858-04:00Happy Birthday, Hank!Happy Birthday, Hank!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-76949066822405756962021-06-11T07:39:51.241-04:002021-06-11T07:39:51.241-04:00Happy birthday to your first born. He and you have...Happy birthday to your first born. He and you have taught me more than you likely realize through this blog. Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671446238805535547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-42333142181618379682021-06-11T07:05:41.646-04:002021-06-11T07:05:41.646-04:00Once again the way that you expressed your love fo...Once again the way that you expressed your love for Hank along with your memories of giving birth to him - demonstrates what a talented writer you are Mary. Good writing isn't really about raiding the dictionary - it's more about truth, getting to the nub of things and saying it in a way that others will understand.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-61885720441171082022021-06-11T02:38:25.988-04:002021-06-11T02:38:25.988-04:00Happy Birthday! My mother once made a cake that le...Happy Birthday! My mother once made a cake that leaned like the tower of Pisa. It was eaten and enjoyed and we laughed. You will too and it will be a fine time.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.com