Today is Ellette’s birthday. She is now 6 years old, and, as she put it so logically yesterday, only 4 years away from being 10, and then 10 years away from being 20 – “but don’t worry, mom. When I leave I’ll always come back to visit.” (I finally understand what it mus have been like to be my parents…)
So, Ellette, here’s to you, and what I love about you!
- You are wonderful at using your words. Yeah, occasionally you storm off from an argument, but you never yell, never say hurtful things, and you always take a deep breath to explain why you are upset. Look at me – I’m still trying to figure out how to do that!
- You are amazingly compassionate. You care about how other people are feeling and what would help them feel better (“mommy, have you had a bad day? Can I give you a back rub?”). You made the decision yourself to be vegetarian because you “don’t want to hurt your animal friends” and I can’t tell you how much I adore you for it!
- You are incredibly smart. It takes all of my energy to keep up with you sometimes!
- You appreciate how weird your mother is, and the fact that she knits like crazy.
- You once told me I made something “too sweet”, which amuses me to no end. I’m glad you enjoy eating apples over candy.
Happy birthday, darling! I love you!
Little Green Pixie 