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April 09, 2009

Happy belated birthday... love, Mommy

Amidst my Advil-induced eyepatch ramblings it seems I forgot to mention one important bit of information: Maddie is 3. It's official.

We marked the occasion with a small family dinner, but her party's been postponed until May. I figure this is the last year I can really get away with parental irresponsibility of that magnitude, so better take advantage of it while I can! Honestly, this last month and a bit has been awful beyond measure and I wanted her birthday to be separate from all of that. So May it is!

Mads and I were on on our own tonight so we had a GNO (that's Girls' Night Out, for you non-Twitter folk) at a pizza joint up the street. I had wine, she had milk. She knocked over a pitcher of water, I mopped it up. We coloured a picture of Elmo playing baseball and survived a mild tantrum that came when she suddenly - and might I add, bizarrely - thought it was essential to pull my shirt down and flash my bra to our fellow diners. We chatted about the Easter Bunny and made up a song about sunglasses. I kissed her cheek and she dramatically wiped it away.

F and I have had some memorable dates over the past 15 years but I have to say that tonight ranked up among the best of my life. Sorry, hon.

I know that one day we'll fight. We'll probably say things we regret. She'll probably slam doors and I'll probably tell her that if she slams one more door... We'll probably make each other crazy. But right now - and I know this isn't all that cool or even particularly healthy from a parenting standpoint - we're just crazy about each other.

Every lovely and sweet-sounding cliche that's ever been said about being a mom - that's how I feel about my Mads. I'm a big believer in the power of words but sometimes it feels like even they're not enough - or maybe I just don't know the right ones. I love her. That's the biggest word I know, and the only one that comes even a tiny bit close.

Happy birthday, Mads.

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HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mads!!

Posted by: Laura | Apr 9, 2009 11:13:12 PM

So sweet Carolyn. :-) Maddie is going to love reading these blogs one day.

Posted by: Jennifer | Apr 9, 2009 11:32:47 PM

That is so sweet. I know EXACTLY how you feel!

Posted by: KelsyC | Apr 10, 2009 8:44:22 AM

It's the jacket! So cute. Happy Birthday to the big girl :)

Posted by: Shannon | Apr 11, 2009 5:04:16 PM

Hi,
I know haven't commented for a along time. But I've been lurking around....(no I am not a stalker, :). Your posts are good).Happy birthday to Maddie.
This post was beautiful and what you say is so true,words can never be enough. Hope you guys have many more such beautiful dates.

Posted by: desertblogger | Apr 11, 2009 10:56:31 PM

happy happy happy birthday maddie! carolyn, i think this is my favourite blog so far(although, i think i've already said that 20 times!) you and i will go out on own gno's, drink wine, and spill drinks, when our girls stop wanting to! we'll just cross our fingers that that stage will go as fast as it comes!

Posted by: brandee | Apr 13, 2009 8:47:06 AM

Thanks for the birthday wishes!! :)

Shannon, the jacket is SO cute. She wears it every day.

desertblogger! I'm happy you are still around. Back to blogging??

Posted by: Carolyn | Apr 19, 2009 11:48:03 AM