Happy Birthday!

I called my mom bright and early this morning to wish her a happy birthday - I wanted to be the first one! The kids and I were ready to walk out the door so as not to be late at the bus stop when I realized the date and decided we could take one minute to call and get her day started of right. After she picked up the phone and gave a groggy morning hello we all sang our hearts out with Calvin's, "Cha-Cha-Cha's" adding flare and ending the song quite nicely. Mom was so appreciative and then gracious when she said her birthday is actually tomorrow. "No," I replied, "today is the 20th." "No... it's not." "Oh," I said. "Well, we'll talk to you again tomorrow!" And off we went to catch the school bus. I was, indeed, the first one to wish her a happy birthday!

Every year i the kids and I try to go downtown in Dallas to the Farmer's market. We missed the pumpkins this year but once again the kids enjoyed climbing on the tractor.

Our friend Sarah and her son Christian joined us for our walk through the Market.

Growing Up

Growing Up

by Wesley Hugh Graham

6th Grade

Growing up

Changes you don't realize

Then you're all grown up.

First it starts with your height

You get taller and taller.

Then something happens to your voice

Getting gruffer and gruffer

Or thinner and thinner.

But all the while

You don't realize that

A change is taking place.

But others notice your change.

They notice that

You are changing

From a kid

To a preteen

To a teen

To a young adult

To a middle ager

And at last to an oldie.

Throughout that time

You have your share of trials

And your share of good times.

You have your bad times

And you have good times.

We all do.

Though we're not all the same

We're alike in different ways.

Ways we don't even realize.