olive

happy birthday olive kay douglass.
olive kay douglass march 4, 2009 10:52 am 6 lbs  2 0z       18 1/2 in Last summer we found out that you, Olive, would be in our family. Since then the five of us have loved you, waiting
A new mantra.
The last few weeks I’ve watched Blythe remove herself from varied activities to go sit down against a wall or in a random corner, only to declare, “I in time-out.” I’ve laughed to myself each time wondering
evening the score: it’s a girl!
I remember the days and night before Christmas as a little girl: nervous excitement about what gifts I might receive on Christmas morning, and trying desperately to distract myself with any/all activity to fool myself