2-28-08 Happy Leap Year, originally uploaded by darnlucky.

One of my favorite things to do is to show Beckett pictures of myself around his age, and say, “Who is that, Beckett?” He almost always says, “That’s me, Mommy.” And well, he does look a LITTLE bit like I did when I was a kid, huh?

When I showed him this picture, he said, “That’s me, Mommy. Why am I wearing that dress????”

My grandmother made us these dresses for the 4th of July 1976. There was a bicentennial celebration of Independence Day. The dresses came with matching bonnets. I’ve still got the dress, but I wish I still had the bonnet!

Now everytime I look at this picture, I don’t see my siblings and myself. I see my brother’s little boy, Wyatt. I see Beckett. And I see Bella.

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2-28-08 R U OK?, originally uploaded by darnlucky.

I have recently discovered the joys of text messaging. Not that I ever leave the house, mind you. Not that I am ever more than 10 feet away from a computer, mind you. But some of the people I know and love are not hermits, and text messaging them allows me to live vicariously through their lives that don’t include working from home, or not setting foot outside of the house for days on end.

It’s like a lifeline. Even Basil knows how to do it. I guess I’m a little late to the game. If I don’t have your cell number, you’re missing out on my text messaging love. Pity, that.

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2-26-08 DADDY, originally uploaded by darnlucky.

Basil has an opportunity to take a job for the next two months, restoring an old building down in South Georgia. This would mean him being gone during the week, and driving home on weekends to see me, Beckett, and the dogs. And I imagine we’d make a trip or two down to visit him, and to see the work they’re doing on the site.

I’m more than a little nervous about the idea of Basil leaving for two months. I know that Beckett and I would adjust, and everything will be fine if he decides to go, but Beckett has never been away from Basil for more than a long 3 day golf weekend before. Most of the time they are attached at the hip, and until Beckett was walking, Basil stayed home full time as Mr. Mom. Basil has been able to work more since Beckett started Montessori, but he still takes him to school every morning, picks him up at night, and stays with him while I work 2nd shift.

It will be interesting to see who has a harder time dealing with being apart. I know that Beckett will miss his Daddy, but he’ll still have me, Roxie, and Skye. I have a feeling that Big Daddy will be the one crying tears in his beer.

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