Things No One Can Tell You (or the opposite of those email survey thing-ys)

Even though I never thought it would be possible for me to have one child, when I did it became important for me to have another.  I am ever grateful that my sons can be witnesses to each other's lives.  As an only child, there are many bits and pieces of trivia that no one knows about me.  I imagine if I had a sibling, she would be able to tell you what no one else can:

• The name of the boy who broke my heart when I was a freshman in high school
• The color of my prom dress.
• My favorite Christmas carol.
• The name of the high school friend who shared a locker with me four tumultuous years.
• My first real career inspiration (I was in seventh grade).
• My first major in college
• The MOST disappointing holiday gift I received as a child.
• My all-time favorite teacher (any one of three names would be correct).

For now, I am perfectly content that Henry knows my favorite color.  I hope that one day soon he and Liam will share many special facts about their childhood.  For example,

• The first time an item belonging to their mother was broken and the pieces hidden under the couch.
• The time the unwrapped Christmas gifts were discovered before Thanksgiving.
• The time they stacked stepstools one on top of the other (like a circus act) in order to reach the Halloween candy.
• The time one covered for the other by answering his brother's cell phone.

I may never know the answers to these questions--they'll keep each other's secrets and that's the whole point.