A few mornings ago I was standing in the kitchen putting away the milk and cereal box when Noah, clad in his gray and blue lightning McQueen pajamas climbed onto the table and loudly announced, “I grew bigger last night. SEE!” He then stretched his arms wide and tall showing me he how much he had grown. At the moment I replied, “Yes you did grow bigger! Now get down from the table and eat your breakfast so that you can keep growing bigger.” But the issue persisted and for the next few days Noah continued to announce his growth. At first, I didn’t think too much of his new obsession, but his continued reminders soon festered into a panicked realization that my little children were not only growing bigger, but at a faster rate than I ever imagined and if I wasn’t careful, my memories would fade just as quickly as their tiny bodies. An unknown author stated, “The strongest memory is weaker than the palest ink.” Thus The Petersen Post is born. It’s my attempt to reinforce the memories of my family and our adventures while here on earth with a little permanent ink- blog style.
