The Mom Weekly Volume 60: October 1, 2024
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Birthday From the Vault: Happy Golden Birthday, Homegirl! (October 2006)
Notes:
I cannot believe how much this “from the vault” post describes our very own Homegirl today, and how true to her personality and character it still is, as a young adult.
I honestly feel like I could have written all of the below for this birthday. A love of puzzles? Check. A love of reading? Check. Good at boundaries? Check, check, check.
In case you have forgotten, “God grant her many years” is a saying that Eastern Catholics will say on someone’s birthday.
Remember, on your birthday, and every day, how much I love you,
Mom
Happy Golden Birthday Homegirl! (From the Vault, October 2006)
You are turning six years old today on October 6. Another family we know celebrates golden birthdays, when you turn the age of your date, so we are adopting this tradition. It is an extra special birthday, and I am all for that as I love birthdays (and I’m just sorry that I missed my golden birthday 19 years ago….)
You are sweet and dear and I love you. You enjoy doing puzzles (thus this photo).
You love being read to (we are currently listening to Dr. Doolittle on audiobook, and nighttime reading are the Kit books). Now that you are learning to read, you love reading everything when we are out and about. This can be a bit maddening as Mommy is trying to rush through a store and you are sounding out, “press button to open.”
One of your great qualities is that you are not at all a pushover. Mommy likes to be the “french fry stealer” because she hardly ever orders them for herself, but loves just a few when we get fast food. One day Mom took a few from yours. You looked at me with big eyes and shook your head and said, “No more” And I didn’t take any more!
I hope you always keep this quality. Boundaries are really important, and if you can learn them with french fry-stealing moms now, you’ll be great when it comes to pushy friends or pushy bosses.
God grant her many years, God grant her many years, God grant her many blessed years.
Interesting/Notable:
A Good Use Case for AI—Other Feminisms
I find Leah Libresco such a thoughtful writer. And so to see her making the “case” for AI, let’s just say I was intrigued. Worth the read!
Leah mentioned this article about a woman creating an app just for her nuclear family, and I thought it was very interesting. Not necessarily repeatable?
An Action Item: Bake Something Fun
To me, a birthday is a great reason to bake a cake, or frosted brownies, or some other treat. Consider doing that, or at least getting a fun treat at a local bakery!
What are you doing this weekend?
So, now that it’s Tuesday, what are you planning for the weekend? I’m going to suggest trying to cover four “F”s to get ideas flowing:
*faith—when are you going to Mass?
*friends—what friends will you see or connect with?
*food—any fun recipes you plan to try, or restaurants you plan to visit?
*fun—anything interesting you are going to play, watch, or do this weekend? Now’s the time to think it through, and put it on the calendar (even informally).