count-down . . .

dear kate,
i forgot to ask you . . .
did you see the count-down clock
i installed at the bottom of this blog page?
i'm counting the days, hours, minutes & seconds
till you come!
love,
grammy xoxo

you are changing so much . . .

dear kate,
i can't believe how much you are changing!
whenever i call mommy, she puts the speakerphone on
and i chat with you
and now
you chat back! you can say
katie
puppy
mama
baby
it's all so exciting to hear your little voice
what fun we are going to have in just a few weeks!
love,
grammy xox

veggies in disguise . . .

dear kate,
hi honey
mommy sounded worried today
she makes you all kinds of yummy food
and you spit it all out . . .
hmmmm . . .
hmmmm . . .
i told her NOT to worry
you will eat when you're ready - when you're really hungry
i told her that she should
DISGUISE your veggies!!!
she could make you
broccoli smoothies
or, maybe
asparagus muffins
sound yummy?
mmmmmmmm . . .
bon appetite!
love,
grammy xox

happy easter . . .

dear kate,
this is easter weekend and grammy is going away with great-auntie tamara for 4 days!
we are going to 'the cabin' in almonte for the weekend
we will be pumping water from a well
and since there are no toilets, we will be using an outhouse!
at night, we will have oil lamps and candles for light
during the day we will be quading all through the bush
the cabin in on 100 acres . . . in the middle of nowhere
with 1,000 acres of forest all around us
it is very remote
and very secluded
i will be thinking about you while i am there
some day we will bring you there and
we will take you quading
it is so much fun!
love,
grammy xo

i love shopping for you . . .

dear kate,
i bought you little surprise today!
something really cute to wear in june
when it's hot
love,
grammy xo

thinkin' about-cha . . .

dear kate,
hi sweetie-pie!
my phone has been broken for over 3 days now, so i haven't been talking
to mommy
and I don't know what you've been up to . . .
i'm wondering if you're walking all by yourself yet
i know for sure you'll probably even be running by the time you
get here in the summer
we are going to have so much fun!
grampy will have the swimming pool all ready
and i will get you some floatie things
oh yes, and don't forget
grampy is going to give you your first
great, big chocolate ice cream cone!
we can't wait till June!
love
grammy xo

happy 1st birthday . . .

dear kate,
woo-hoo!
today is your first birthday!
one year ago today i got the call that you were born
i was so happy that i cried . . . yes . . . i was overwhelmed with love
thank you, lord, for the miracle of birth
i was so excited i called all my family and friends
but, of course, i called grampy first
he cried too . . .
some people thought it was an april fool's day joke
but i told them it wasn't!
you were here!
april 1st was a day of celebration here in ontario
and it always will be, because it was the day you were born!
love,
grammy xo