Posts Tagged ‘birthdays’
Words for a Best Friend on Her Birthday
On this, your special day Not quite your forty-third I think of all you mean to me And try to find the words I’ll write about the enemies Of distance and of time Of how we seem to beat them (And how I made it rhyme) I think of all the games we’ve played That [Read More]
On turning 42 and other ghastly things…
Every year in the days leading up to my birthday, I enter a period of self-reflection. I look back on the events of the past year and think about how they may have reshaped my life. In the years before we had our son (who arrived just over a week before my birthday back in [Read More]
Poem for a little boy turning six
The little boy – he’s six today; oh how the time does fly The days that pass so quickly; the months that just rush by Even now, I gaze in awe, unable to believe The little boy in front of me, tugging at my sleeve I take him in my arms, this little boy of [Read More]
I’ve got the music in me…
At the Little One’s brit milah celebration, the Husband surprised me with a birthday cake of my own. My son was supposed to have been born on my birthday, but when the contractions began on the evening of May 26th, 2004, I knew that our birthdays were not going to be [Read More]
My son the five year-old
The celebrations began two days ago with a field trip. As the Little One’s birthday falls on Shavuot this year (which begins today), we opted for an alternative sort of birthday party, taking his entire pre-school to the Old Courtyard at Kibbutz Ein Shemer. The kids [Read More]
"Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 40"
In honor of my 40th birthday, I’ve decided to share 40 facts about me that you may or may not know… 1. My favorite colors are hunter green and burgundy. 2. My first pet was a gerbil. His name was Ninky. My second gerbil was Harvey. 3. I was born with a bilateral [Read More]
Four years ago today…
Four years ago today, everything changed. The Little One pushed his way into the world, hijacking our lives and our hearts. I spent a good part of those first few weeks crying, usually when I set eyes upon the little guy, but often while watching random television [Read More]
This day in history…
Free Sample Personal Astrology Profile for Liza Birth Date and Time….. June 5, 1968 12:01 PM Birth Location…………. Brooklyn, New York Sun Sign……………….. Gemini “Section 1: How You Approach Life and How You [Read More]
