This Second

This second is never enough. This second swallows toothpaste. This second speeds. This second is a second chance. This second is ten seconds too late. This second wants to run away with the dish and the spoon. This second is a hot pepper in cold milk. This second needs a minute. This second breaks her heart. This second takes more than this second to read. This second happens. This second didn't do it right this second. This second wastes time. This second is Dylan Thomas reading Auden. This second once read Charlotte's Web and killed a spider in the same day. This second just left lefty in left field. This second listens to violin and mandolin. This second pretends.

This second is your life.

This second fell in love. This second mixed past tense with present tense and takes a sip. This second isn't second best. This second is about one second from full blown rage. This second ran a ten minute mile. This second loves to hear itself talk. This second surfs and gets stoked. This second exceeds expectations. This second laughs last. This second is a grasshopper on the window of the 48th floor. This second is fresh cut grass and daisies. This second is pregnant. This second once made a promise - and broke it. This second, that second, and the other second lived happily ever after. This second hates meatloaf and white chocolate. This second thinks vampires are overrated. This second doesn't believe in multi-tasking. This second is a lot like Dane Cook, but funnier. This second is on first. This second framed Roger Rabbit. This second once spent a month waiting for the hour it could spend one minute with Sting. This second is when, now, and then.

This second is this second is this second is all we have...

Momminy's Birthday

A letter from Taylor to Momminy:

Dear Momminy,

Happy Birthday! To celebrate your special day, I'm going to sleep in this morning until almost 11:00. I'm going to count from 1 to 10, skipping over 8 (someone ate my 8). I'll sing the ABC song (sort of) along with Leap, my toy frog. You and I will be sure to dance to "Viva" at least five times and also, my new favorite, "Bus" (short for wheels on the bus go round and round).

Today it is sunny and mid-60 degree weather with lots of pin oak leaves to pick up and swish through. Gigi is coming to visit! We must take a walk (maybe to Cotswold Starbucks for venti chai and banana bread). We will watch Classical Baby Music Show, especially "Sun" and "Baby Steps", which are my favorites. And I'll even take a nap in the afternoon for at least an hour (I've been doing such a good job with my naps in the past couple of weeks, don't you think?).

Most of all, we will have lots of FUN on your birthday!

"Yuve You, Momminy"

Taylor (21 months)

P.S. Maybe, if you get a present, I could help you open it (even though it isn't "me's", it's yours).