Finding Peace

Sweet darling, you are changing soooooooo fast!! You are a JOY to my life, a joy like I knew you would be. You are joy to all of us, Layla. Sweet baby,  you are become less quiet as each day passes. You adore your brother and sister, and your arms flail as if coming loose from your body every time Ava or Riley walk into the room. They yell at you, and you yell back, and although many would be surprised, I am confident you now have the loudest scream of us all. You perfected your wave a few weeks ago, a side to side whole hand motion that was one of the most adorable things I thought I had seen; that is, until it changed to a wiggly finger wave, mostly at yourself, so that you could watch in amazement at what those little digits were doing! You are so proud when you wave, and seem to have learned what "hi" means, and that when you hear it, you should wiggle those little things on your hand. You have also perfected the shy snuggle. It is my current favourite I think. Y...

When we were younger, my twin sister always knew she wanted to play basketball at UBC when she graduated high school...thank you Mom and Dad for always taking us to UBC games as kids! And she did it, she played at UBC and was a star. She always knew she wanted to play for the National Team, and she did it. She has always wanted to coach the National Team, and I believe she will, maybe after she coaches at UBC? Who knows? I bet she does. ** This just in, just got an email from her that she got a job with the Canadian Development Team that will go to Italy in July, good grief. She always knew. She always knew what she wanted and she always worked hard to get it. She woke up in the mornings before school to practice at the gym with our Dad, when aaaaallll I wanted in the WORLD was to sleep for just a few more minutes. When I was younger, I always dreamed of being a Mom. My Mom was the best one. I don't remember our attitudes ever phasing her, our constant demands overwhelming her,...