My son sent us a message at 6:37 a.m. MST on Messenger. They’re two hours behind us, so it was 8:37 a.m. for us. The message? “It’s go time!” Keaton and Kate’s due date was December 13, but their baby decided December 3 was the day. Three hours later, at 9:29 a.m. MST, Atlas Cameron…
This is the second year in a row that Deb has been out of town on her birthday. Happy birthday, my dear. The other day, I was in her office and saw this photo from when she was directing A Christmas Carol. I love this picture! (I’m sorry but I forgot who took it) It…
Memory is funny. I think about memory a fair amount. One of the scariest diseases around is dementia. Dementia erases the person you were. Who are we, but the sum of our memories? One of the reasons I perform in plays is so that I can exercise my memory. Use it or lose it. Usually,…
There are lots of dates that are important to me. Of course, there’s the obvious ones. October 1, my wedding anniversary. July 30, Deb’s birthday. April 6, Caileigh’s birthday. November 23, Keaton’s birthday. February 1, Tara’s birthday. And the birthdays and anniversaries of other family and friends. But there’s also October 17. It’s a weird…
It was 38 years ago that I kissed Deb for the first time. On her birthday. I kiss her every day, usually. But the birthday kiss is always special. It’s the anniversary of the spark. The spark that grew into a steady flame of love. Most years I get to celebrate her birthday…
Today is a milestone birthday. Only birthdays ending in zeros or fives seem to be milestones when your age is in the double digits. But when you get to the triple digits, every birthday is a milestone again, like the first ten years of your life. I still have a ways to go before I…
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