TheMorrisonFamilyBlog

 Today was the beginning of the ritual of bidding farewell to Summer. I don't want to admit it's nearly over and that on September 22, Fall will be hosting the weather and festivities of the season. I want to hold on to the warmth of the "get-togethers" of those moments when my days were filled with the robust laughter of active children, not yet ready to admit they were...bored! It is a therapeutic process. This changing of Hosts. Shower curtain liners coming down and reminding me of all the sand washed from heads. Walls are being wiped down, erasing the fascicle smears and streaks of a snack on the go, and missing is the target. Corners and crevices are being vacuumed, disrupting spiders' webs. Furniture is in rotation, a new home to embed carpet is being found, and the occasional M.I.A. toy is being found again. Summer in her glory is BBQs, which are now being scraped and cleaned as we prepare for heartier meals. She's sunsets in the chair on the porch that...

 Being a mom. Gosh, the more I experience mommy-dom, the more I find I love it. This past month we celebrated a birthday. The Princess is the mighty SIX! She was a beauty queen for the day. She went to the beauty parlor for an "Up-DO", then Charlotte the Great added a splash of "Princess" with a sequined baby blue dress. She wore a crown and enjoyed a pinata and barbecue with her family . My little man when asked "Are you a big boy?" replied, "Like Daddy." Then after a moment of thought raised his arms above his head and announced, "I huge!" Indeed, he is. My other little beauty queen tells me she loves me "infinity squared" and I'm her "best mom". My oldest, my first graduate , has followed through on getting a "grown-up" job and doing well. He tells me he's had "no attendance issues". Whew! The actor is busy enjoying summer and making friends as he prepares to enter HIGH SCHOOL! There...