friends.   June 24, 2008

then: november, 2007. 3 mommies and 1 mommy to be.
now: june, 2008. 4 mommies.
miss you AC!!!

remembering my kinder girl’s year   

as i print some of my FAVE photos from miss emi’s kindergarden year, i have to share some of my favorite conversations, before i forget when i scrap these . . . sometime in who knows when:

as many of you know, she is not my girly girl, by any stretch. this past halloween, we were at our 3rd halloween costume store [also known as target in our neck of the woods], and after seeing 2 dozen or so outfits, we had ONE maybe as an angel. then, she points to said costume she is currently wearing, and says *. . . or i could be THIS mommy!* and points to the pink barbie cheerleader costume. my mouth drops open, and i’m like - really?
m: do you know what that is?
e: yes, mommy, i could be a cheerleader!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
m: what is a cheerleader?
e: you know, what baachan [grandma in japanese] used to do when she was my age. you cheer and stuff!
m: who do you cheer for? what types of cheers do you do? [dying inside LOL]
e: like this *2,4,6,8 who do we appreciate? camp kids camp kids YEAH!!!* no wait, i need a microbomb and some pon pons!
m: ok, you mean a megaphone and some pom poms?
e: yea, like those and reaches and grabs some and then repeats said cheer!
m: getting teary eyed, laughing, and applauding!

as we’re getting ready for school one morning, sometime before thanksgiving. we’re almost out the door and she says:
e: mommy, i need to have a ponytail thingy please.
m: really? what type of ponytail would you like? [again dying, knowing she has NEVER wanted to have anything in her hair for longer than 1 second!]
e: the kind where my ears show, the pretty kind! and i need the one that matches my uniform mom! [she had never called me mom either, it had always been MOMMY]
yeah, another one of those moments:)
*i chose to be a mative this year, instead of a pilgrim. *
m: why?
e: matives were artists like me, and pilgrims just liked to dance.

after we had created xmas cards, she turned to me, and said, *you’re the best mother in the world!*

bible study R.O.C.K.E.D.!!!   

thanks to her, leading our discussion tonight . . .

cannot wait to meet jackie kendall, hopefully early next winter!

lessons reinforced tonight, on forgiving the unforgivable [be a good forgiver]

- bless those who curse you.
- pray for those who mistreat you.
-YOU live in captive when you don’t forgive freely.
-bitterness harms more the container it is in, than those it is poured onto.
-anger kills love.
-forgiveness aborts anger.
- Jesus died on the cross to forgive my sins.

r e c i p e . . .   

to have a GOOD day, when talking to a 6 yo. which, pretty much applies to anyone. so far, so GOOD today!

1. be truthful to God.
2. listen
3. share

thanks dh for the heart to heart with her last night.

she got up this morning, offered to make my and daddy’s bed.
she then made hers, no prompting necessary.
she helped pick up and clean the kitchen before we left for our playdate.
carried her roller all around here, for the 4 hours we hung out there with n and a!
shared her lunch with her sister, w/o asking.
whined once, stopped herself and told me there was a better choice for her. and she would *pull it together*.
listened to all directions about staying with me or n, w/o whining.
remembered her manners w/o asking.

blessings to many more days where we remember our recipe!!!