Dear Alex,A few days after Father's Day and I'm thinking about you, your brother and these blogs. I'm not sure I ever explained to you why your blog is so different than your brothers.
Max's started by fluke. I wrote the story of his birth just for your mama and me. Then a few weeks later Max had his picture in the paper. The paper came out on a Tuesday -- the same day he was born. Thus, the idea of "Tuesdays with Max" (an obvious rip off of the book "Tuesdays with Morrie" was born. Writing his blog has become an obsession and a great way to look back on the week and at his development.
And then you came along. "Saturday's with Alex" just didn't have the same ring to it. I thought about merging Max's blog with yours and starting "The X Boys" or "My Two Sons" or something like that. Eventually you'll learn that I'm not the type to repeat myself. I can also be resistant to change. Thus, I decided on a new type of blog for you and to continue Max's blog.
I did make a couple changes. I added "and a bit about Alex" to Max's blog and "and Max" to yours. I know I need to do a better job specifically documenting your progress.
The idea of "Letters for Alex" was to have a way to tell you about you, me and those around us. Initially the blog was called "Letters to Alex." I changed it to "Letters for Alex" when I realized there was stuff I wanted you to know that was best told to others. Someday I suspect you will look at this blog like someone who finds a bunch of saved letters in an attic.
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