Riley, Today you turn eleven. I remember when you were born. You had all these machines hooked to you and how smaller it made you look. You were born a fighter and have proven from day one that no one should under estimate the amount of talent you have. As you grow into your pre-teen years, I watch and smile at the young person you’re … Continue reading HAPPY BIRTHDAY RILEY
Riley & Taylor,It’s been almost a year since I wrote last. There’s a thousand and one excuses but none are fitting and they are nothing but excuses.So why a letter today? It’s Taylor’s birthday. Saturday will be Riley’s birthday. Sunday will be Mother’s Day.So since June of 2009, our lives have changed a lot. I moved into an apartment all by myself. You guys moved … Continue reading CATCHING UP
I’m a star gazer and I’m sending you to space Love,~Shelia Continue reading RILEY – YOUR NAME ON MARS
Today, I got a text from your mom about how she was called to the school to come and get you. Not because you were the hellion spawn who unleashed terror on your classmates or because you were obnoxious to your teachers (which you aren’t), but because today, you went from being her “baby girl” to her “big girl.” Today, you got your first menstrual … Continue reading RILEY – STAY YOUNG
You turned 10 on Friday, May 8, 2009. It amazes me what a beautiful young girl you have become. When I saw you yesterday on Mother’s Day, it seemed like you had matured in 6 days. I saw not the girl but the teenager and the woman you would become. Oh how I wish you were a child again and not aging before my eyes … Continue reading RILEY – MY HOW YOU’VE GROWN
My niece is here with me tonight. She’s my polar opposite in the zodiac world. I’m a Scorpio and she’s a Taurus, but she’s so like me in so many ways. She’s creative, loves music, and has a hunger for knowledge that cannot be satiated. While I sat writing in The Dumbing Down of Love she asked me what I was doing. I told her … Continue reading Challenging a Young Mind