On the day you were born
the Earth turned, the Moon pulled
the Sun flared, and, then, with a push
you slipped out of the dark quiet
where suddenly you could hear…
…a circle of people singing
with voices familiar and clear.
From On the Day You Were Born by Debra Frasier.

I’ll love you forever,
I’ll like you for always,
As long as I’m living
my baby you’ll be.
From Love you Forever by Robert Munsch.

There’s only one problem with baby showers. Too many of the gifts are for the baby. Below are some of the gifts I buy for new mothers.

 
I left both kids with my mother and brother yesterday. I went to Toronto to reconnect with my friends, my career and the city I love. Yes, what Minneapolis was to Mary on the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Toronto was — and always will be – to me. Just walking down Queen St. in the sunshine (yes, Spring has finally come), heaps of stress melt off my shoulders as I went to meet a friend during her lunch break. Later, I had a delicious dinner with six lovely people at yet another friend’s house. 
In the afternoon, I went to Body Blitz and “took the waters” with another good friend in downtown Toronto.