Letter to her future kids
There were so many wake-ups last night. Rosie, for example. Five times? And the day, it starts by 6 am. Kendra takes the bulk of night interruptions, so I take the early shift in the morning. I'll zombie around the kitchen making breakfasts, while Kendra catches up on any extra sleep in the minutes that might be available before the school train departs.
When Kendra joined us this morning, she said, "I wrote our kids an email."
(Yes, our kids have their own email addresses. They don't know about them yet, but we have them for when they're needed for sign-ups — and for now, mostly so we can send them letters they'll receive once their email-aged.)
She passed her phone to me to read.
"My kids. As I write this, Addie is 8, Ben is 6, Theo is 3, and Rosie is 1.5.
You guys are a delight!! Your dad and I get tired, it’s true. But I wish you knew how often (after you’re in bed!) that your dad and I look and each other and with wonder declare: “Our kids are so cool!”
We love you guys. We like you gu…
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