The Nicest Note I Ever Received

Madeline just came to me with a note. She knows how to write all her letters and can combine them into small words but not sentences yet. Still, she handed me her note and said, "Read it." Not wanting to discourage her writing attempt, I said, "No, you read it to me so we can see how well you read."

She said, "It says 'You are the best mommy ever.'"

Forgive my sentimentality, please, but I have the best child a person could ask for. If people could special order children, Madeline would be the model. She has the sweetest disposition of any child I've ever seen.

God, I'm hormonal.