Dear Addie, This Is Seven
Oct 8, 2019 Dear Addie, Seven. You now know the line from Sound of Music when she says Yes, but seven??? Granted, she’s talking about number of children and we’re talking about how many trips you’ve had around the sun. But still, seven?? You went from sparkles and dresses to shorts and tshirts this year, mostly in sneakers that can get dirty and your hair out of your face so you can run. You’ve gone from snuggling beside us as we read books to reading us every Pig and Gerald there is (Happy Pig Day, by the way). You’ve gone from toys to wanting to write, draw, or craft or play school for hours. You went from starting kindergarten at 6 to rolling into first grade, ready to rock some math and your musical and roll down some hills at recess. When you ask me what seven looked like one day years from now, I’ll tell you. You learned to read. You lost a tooth, and the next one a few days before your birthday. You make pizza bagels for lunch, just so. You yell wh...