We have a Magnadoodle in our house. It’s generic. (I’m thrifty, if you remember correctly.) Every night, after BigBrother is in bed, I clean up the toys in the living room. As I get everything in its place, I erase whatever has been scribbled upon the Generic Magnadoodle throughout the day and replace it with a message. The whole process reminds me of how, on the show Friends, they would have a new message or drawing on the Magnadoodle that hung on JD and Chandler’s door in each episode. (That said, I was interested to find out, via Wikipedia, that the Magnadoodle followed JD to California for his short-lived spin-off. Good stuff!)
The messages are usually sappy in nature and intended for either TheHusbandMan or BigBrother. Things like, “I love my Bubba,” have appeared along with, “Oh, it’s what you do to me,” which is a lyric from a song that TheHusbandMan and I sing to each other as of late. Yes, I’m really that cheesy of a Mom. It’s just who I am.
And so, this evening, as I cleaned, bummed that I missed talking to Munchkin because she went to bed early and, prior to that, I had been involved in the biggest Book Reading Fest that BigBrother and I have had in a long time… I finally got everything put in its place. I erased the message from the Generic Magnadoodle. And I thought about what I would write. A message for either BigBrother or TheHusbandMan just didn’t seem to cut it. Not that they don’t deserve special messages. They do. And they get them. But it wasn’t their turn.
And so:
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No. She won’t see it in the morning because she won’t wake up at my house. But someday, maybe, she’ll look through my pictures. And it will be there, among all of the others. And maybe she’ll know how much she was on my heart and mind as she made her way into a new era of her life.
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My name is Jenna. I blog here, 
Aaaw, I’m sorry you missed her. I hope you talk very soon to hear all about her day. (And that D takes a great morning picture!) Yes, Munchkin makes her way into a new era. But the thing is, you’re going with her, too. You’re all about that. Your not-magnadoodle note made me smile and made me teary — all at the same time. :)
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Aaaw, I’m sorry you missed her. I hope you talk very soon to hear all about her day. (And that D takes a great morning picture!) Yes, Munchkin makes her way into a new era. But the thing is, you’re going with her, too. You’re all about that. And your not-magnadoodle note made me smile and made me teary — all at the same time. :)
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Made me teary, too. Been going through my normal Monday routine, but can’t stop thinking about you and how heavy your heart is. Saying extra prayers to uplift you today! {{{Hugs}}}
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Goodness, Jenna, you’re really good at making me cry.
That’s so sweet. **BIG HUGS** for you today.
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oh.. how lovely…. lovely..
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