Dear Devon, So after all this writing about the pandemic and how life has changed I figured I should try to brush off the cobwebs in my brain and tell you what life was like for your mom in school when she was 10. If you are near 10 now…

I need to apologize for taking so much time off from writing to you. When you are experiencing something that changes how you have structured your life it is profoundly unsettling. I hope you will have life altering experiences as you grow up. Examples that come to mind right away…

Dear Devon, I took a couple of days off from writing to you because I am at your house right now! My 14 days of isolation at my house in Syracuse ended and I drove down to help out your Mom and to see you. It was well worth the…

Dear Devon, Look at how cute you are! Three weeks and three days already. 24 days old … before you know it you will be a month old. Grandma has not seen you in over two weeks and she is pretty bummed about that. I also can’t believe how good…

Dear Devon, Do you recognize this person? This is your Mom at her 10th birthday party! I wonder if you will look like her at all. Will you have her beautiful smile? Or maybe her sometimes curly brown hair? I am thinking that when you read these letters on your…

Dear Devon, It’s almost at the end of the day and I have not written to you yet. I did think of you all day long! I also texted and spoke with your Mom. I am feeling a little blah today. Being isolated and not being able to do the…

Hello! This picture of you makes me smile… I wonder what could possibly be going on in your brain at the moment the picture was taken. Do you instinctively try things out physically, so when the time comes to give meaning to the smile — the ability to do so…

Happy day 19 on our beautiful planet Devon! A lot has been happening in the world the last 19 days. Typically 19 days go by and the world is somewhat quiet. 19 days passing and a worldwide event occuring is quite something. Yes, 19 days pass and there are always…

Letters to Devon When news first started circulating about a novel virus I deliberately chose to not pay attention. I have a certain level of anxiety about health issues and can easily verge into hypochondriasis if not left unchecked. I knew when the time came (if it did) I would…