Shelby Bupp Crockett

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Birmingham, Michigan, United States
I live in Birmingham, Michigan, with my husband Kyle, our son Nathan and our daughter Evelyn. The blog is named for our late dog Pete, a Rhodesian Ridgeback who died in 2014. Late in 2015, we returned to the US after living five years overseas (Seoul, South Korea and Königstein im Taunus, Germany).

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Letter To My Mother

Dear Mom,

Today Nathan paused and looked my way.  I gave him a big smile and he gave me a big smile back.  He wiggled like his whole body was happy just because I smiled at him.  I get that.  There’s no one in the whole wide world that can make me feel—with one smile, one look, one hug, one word, one laugh—like my Mom can.  Like you can.
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You are the best mom.  I hope you know that.  You are as giving and selfless as you are supportive and dedicated.  You are truly one of the great loves of my life.  I hope that I am half the mother to Nathan that you have been to me.  I hope that Nathan grows up and feels the same way about Kyle and me that I feel about you and Dad.  I am so lucky to have you both in my life, as parents and as friends. 

You make everything better.  You make everything more fun.  You are all the things that make life good:  You are one last time around the lake, the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, a Pettibone breakfast and all four versus of Silent Night by candlelight.

Happy birthday, Mom.  I love you.  I miss you.
You are my sunshine. You make happy when skies are grey.
Jsbc

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