First Birthday Card

Today's my birthday and, for the first time, I got a hand-written, -drawn card from Sarah. One side had me with a thumbs-up sign ("아빠최고!"). Drawings of an octopus and whale ("고래와 문어 선물") graced the other side to accompany my image. I'll have to scan this, save it, and upload it here sometime in the future.

I'm not sure what makes me smile more: the warmness of receiving the card or looking at the drawings. Of course it's gotta be the warmness of getting a card from your little girl, right? After all, she's only two-years-old, and how good can it be? Well, you gotta see the drawing of me holding up my thumb. A 27-month-old drew that (with the utmost care), on what she thinks of as nice & fancy stationery.

Scraped Knee

Sarah took her first big fall and received a knee scrape yesterday.  The wound scabbed over nicely this morning, and she should be fine.  But it made me think: how many more of these will I witness over the next 15 to 20 years?  I suppose I'd be one of the luckiest fathers if scabs are the worst things I get to witness.