(((((Cheyenne)))))

(((((All the Pixie's mommies and daddies)))))

Oh boy, I know all about babies growing up in the blink of an eye. My oldest baby is 26. It was a rough ride for us, but we dearly love and respect each other now. She calls me Mama... I love that. She knows my dearest secret.

My baby boy with the fuzzy blonde hair, who I defended with clenched teeth when some kid looked at his baby hair and said "hey look mom, that baby looks like an onion" (what nerve) is now a man of 25 and one of my most cherished confidantes.

The next baby is 22 and was a beautiful bride this past summer, her older brother performed the ceremony. Wasn't she at my breast just months ago? It sure seems like it.

My 18 year old baby is a senior in high school with a list of accomplishments under her belt. She told me not too long ago that she doesn't want to grow up and leave... I couldn't agree with her more. She was her older sister's maid of honor. I used to rock her to sleep every night after nursing her. I'd rub her ear and whisper "good girl". Her first words were "good girl".

OMG, my heart is so full.

Youngest baby girl is 13 and in 8th grade, mouthy one minute, hugging me the next. Wearing too much mascara, then wanting to go outside to play with the girl down the block... not quite a little girl, but far from grown. How can I keep her here, or at least slow down the speed of her growing up?

My baby boy is 10, will be 11 in February. He has the sweetest, most loving soul. He was very premature (14 weeks early and weighed 1lb 5oz at birth). He's got some learning issues, but he's so talented, so witty, so willing to forgive anything... he has such a tender spirit. My youngest and last... a baby last time I blinked. He was the best man for his new brother-in-law.


Where does the time go?

Life is short. This I'm learning more painfully each day. But I'm also trying to embrace the wonderful things and people in my life and appreciate each stage and each adventure. Trying hard.

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Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom to understand my man, love to forgive him, and patience for his moods. Because Lord, if I pray for strength, I'll beat him to death. AMEN


It's no trick loving somebody at their best. Love is loving them at their worst.
~Tom Stoppard~


It isn't premarital sex if you have no intention of getting married.
~George Burns~


As bad as I am, I'm proud of the fact that I'm worse than I seem.
~A. DiFranco~