My Eldest Son

The next day, I awake to bright sunlight threatening my eyes and a soft voice caressing my ear. “Mom?” Kookie whispers from the doorway.  “Can I borrow the van?”“What for?” I…

An hour later, we’ve cleaned the kitchen, left the cookies to finish drying on the dining room table, and assembled in the living room to decorate our lovely tree.  A…

Now Lyric and Janna are seated right next to each other at the table.  Across from Kookie and Emmie.  Everyone is happily frosting cookies.  I keep an eye on the cookies still baking…

“I don’t know,” she answers rebelliously.  “What do you want to be?” I can tell she’s perturbed.  He’s ruffling all kinds of her feathers.“Your boyfriend.”  He whispers it.Janna’s eyes lock with his.  “You do?” she…

Several seconds later, I’m slamming the front door behind me.  Lyric is halfway down the sidewalk moving towards our driveway.  I see him stop short as the door slams shut.  Then he pivots,…

After a blissful hour spent lying flat with my eyes closed, drifting on dreams of gingerbread, I drag myself from bed fully prepared to spend the remainder of the afternoon…

I turn towards a shelf and grab ten packages of Disney Princess lip balm.  These are great additions to the stockings we make up for the girls.  My eyes run along the…

Of course, with my son I know the answer to a similar question.  Emmie has been in love with Kookie for as long as I can remember.  So now the question is...When…

I decide they’re clueless a moment later when Kookie catches my eye and smiles that innocent smile of his.  You know the one.  It ends with him pressing his lips together in…

I set off in the opposite direction, retracing my steps.  But I don’t find them.  So I turn around and delve deeply into the middle row of trees.  A moment later, I find…