Thursday, March 16, 2006

My life as an old Kodak commercial

If you are of -- a certain age -- you remember it. The TV commercial had the song "Turnaround" and it was about watching a child growing up.

This week my "little"boy was ill. He seemed more like me than a child in his demeanor and size.
I remember his first fever. Tiny baby, we were living in West Salem. I heard him from down the hall moaning.
I picked him up and he was drenched in sweat and limp as a ragdoll, literally with his arms and legs falling over my arms.
No Tylenol in the house so I drive until I find a 7-11. Come home and hold him in his sleep.
Turnaround
Now both my children are so ...big. They have such strong opinions.
I stand in awe -- probably as parents have forever.

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