Friday, February 02, 2007  How Do I Love Thee?...Two to One -
Daughter and Son  Today it's two - two siblings - one cookie two
ways.  Our local paper has a feature where they ask a different
subscriber each week to answer some questions about themselves.
Along with favorite book and movie and what your mother always
told you, they ask for your most proud moment. Many times the
answer is "The birth of my child(ren)". I'm right there with
them. It is simultaneously an ordinary and amazing thing to be
pregnant and deliver a child. There is nothing like it and the
thrill of being a parent is never as ebulient as the day they
are born, but it never really goes away if you love children.
I've been blessed with a daughter and a son. I was lucky because
I got to experience mothering both genders. Each child is a
masterpiece, so there really is no comparisons to be made. Each
has brought me joy in their own way.  My daughter figured out
much earlier than I did how to be a real friend with her Mom, so
she and I have a