the sleppys

Dear Birthday Boy,

It was six years ago, a Thursday, that the skies were cloudy, grey, and the air was cool, crisp, like Christmas. I wore one of Dad’s long sleeved tie-dyes to the hospital, not sure which one because he has two dozen. We didn’t know your gender. We had some names picked out. We were excited about our first baby. Twelve and a half hours later, we beheld you. Blue skin, blue face, blue mouth. Screaming as if someone had pissed you off.

This morning, you woke up before we did. You and Kyle started a conversation that was loud enough to tell you two to “SHhh!” You had a good day of adventures and surpsrises. Dad and I got you birthday cards. You received an analog wrist watch that you had to put on immediately. The babies were asleep most of the morning, so you got to play outside in the muggy, hot air with Kyle and Taylor instead of babysitting while I washed diapers.

When Daddy got home, he took the three of you out to take a look at the race cars that are in town. You came home wearing hats from the race team’s sponsor. You watched “Peep and the Big Wide World,” and ate cake for lunch. In fact, you decorated your own cake. It was supposed to be a dinosaur cake, but you didn’t bring me any dinosaurs. There was a donkey, a kangaroo, a pig, and… okay, there was one ankylosaur. You opened up your remaining gifts which were a Lightning McQueen wall clock (you really like to tell time) and a building set toy thing … You made a car out of it with Daddy’s help.

Just this evening, we sat around Daddy’s computer and watched the space shuttle Endeavor launch. A few seconds afterward, we were all outside watching the darn thing in the sky, right between two houses across the street! Bright orange flames from the rocket boosters, it was spectacular. You were excited to see it. Taylor got so excited that she ran too fast down the driveway and fell.

So Happy Birthday, Ty. Tomorrow, we are hosting a get-together, and you’ll see your friends and get to eat cake again. I’d like to add that you didn’t do any homeschooling today.

Love,

Mom

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