tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714899406725646.post4138692642508916790..comments2023-07-28T04:16:52.540-07:00Comments on El Guapon and La Flaca: Eight is Great!Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936733293215904178noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714899406725646.post-26362667324526973142016-09-27T20:10:15.868-07:002016-09-27T20:10:15.868-07:00Dear Wilson Family,
Now I can understand what my m...Dear Wilson Family,<br />Now I can understand what my mother meant when she said she was so hungry to see her grand people doing all the fun things they do as little children like in these photos. She always said she wished she could be privy to what was going on in their lives more than a sentence or two in a letter or an occasional phone call and infrequent visit. These blog posts you make are a wonderful way I can see what's going on--something my mom never had available. Lots was just in her interpretation of what I would share with her.<br /><br />I really appreciate that you make an effort to come see us here in Colorado, Brittany. Perhaps when I retire we might make more contact. But for now I am so glad you do enjoy coming. I know it is hard on you to come visit and still have to be the parent and take care of all the everyday stuff when you would like a break from it. <br /><br />You say you are drowning. Maybe instead of thinking of it as drowning, think of it as a different stage in your life which will never come again. You mentioned in one caption that was the fun part of being a parent--seeing all those different personalities come peeping out through your kids' activities. Go more by what you are inspired to do as a parent--you have been given that gift to discern how best to fill their everyday needs. Don't get so hung up on nap time and that sometimes things don't go the way the "experts" say. YOU are the expert here. YOU are the one who receives the day to day instruction, so lighten up on yourself. You are a wonderful parent. Not perfect, but what parent was her very best at the birth of her first child? It takes experience with thousands of different little details that will hone your skills. But most important is to do what you do best--ENJOY your children!<br /><br />Oh, yes. We are the NICHOLS CAMP and we think your children look like you. Not spitting images--but so much so, people know they belong to you. And your puffy lower lip was cute in your little mouth. It was a good perch for that rooster my own mother used to talk about when someone pouted. <br /><br />I was going to say more about individual pictures, but there were so many of them over the last three blogs and I've been at this computer for so long I am going to call it a night. <br /><br />Just make sure you have copies of these blogs somewhere in case computers and all that storage blows up sometime. These are wonderful family records.<br /><br />Love, Momma<br /><br />PS There are some things STILL on my to-do list from decades ago. May or may not get to them in this life time. But I have ALL eternity. Momma Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10055231126106685330noreply@blogger.com