oh my girl..

my little Boo is 14 today.
did she not JUST turn 13??
remember?...bangs and pineapple upside down cake?...
wasn't that just the other day?
how come she's taller than me?

like every year she had her girls here for a sleepover
and they played for hours in the field behind the house,
under the light of saturday's supermoon
until i called them in.
they jumped into the hot tub for a while,
then ate cupcakes, licorice and chocolate
and watched movies late into the night.
oh how nice to be a girl...

and then sunday night the big family came over for
just a little more celebrating.
it makes me happy to see her being loved.
this girl, quietly and in her own special way,
gives out so much love every day of the year.
this girl is kindness,
she's a dancer.
this girl is funny and so smart.
she is a best friend.
she is so full of love,
you can see it in her eyes and her smile.
we're all very lucky to have her.
happy birthday elsie.
i love you to the moon and back...
you are my sunshine.
xoxoxoxox

busy, busy little life...

well look at that...
it's may already.
i have a list of things to do
as long as my arm.
a bunch of little things.
none of them are
big on their own,
but when you start writing them down
it starts to really add up.
we have a birthday girl in the house.
so, i have some shopping, planning, cooking, cleaning, wrapping, entertaining to do this weekend.
and while all that is going on,
mike is out of town,
emma works all weekend so she'll need rides,
elsie is in a badminton tournament all day saturday and
she has a bunch of friends sleeping over that night.
they want to eat pizza, watch movies, do facial masks,
 hot tub and dye each others hair with streaks of colour.
(i said no to the hair...oh so messy)
the big family is coming for dinner and cake sunday night.
monday is going to be fantastic.
i am taking the day off.
then back to work.
lots going on before summer vacation.
elsie is in the school play,
emma has a trip to washington,
emma has prom,
emma was accepted to 3 universities,
so we have some touring to do.
elsie is busy practicing for her dance recital,
elsie is traveling to toronto,
both girls graduate this year.
dresses and shoes are checked off the list...
for them anyway...i have some shopping to do for me!
hair appointments...
birthdays...a wedding...
clean the house, do the laundry,
grocery shop, cook, drive, walk the dog,
spring gardening....
busy, busy, busy
and i'm grateful.