Explain This To Me

Could someone please tell me where the past 11 years have gone? This lovely lady is way too much of a young lady for me to believe that I can possibly be her mother.

Sasha finished up her dance with with a great modern performance and a solo in her ballet this year. On pointe! I was so proud of her hard work and the dedication it took to complete this year of dance. She worked hard. 5 days a week.

And instead of taking the summer off she audtitioned for a theatre company and got a part in Peter Pan. Now she is rehearsing 5 days a week and preparing for 12 performances in September.

She's a great kid. I enjoy most everthing about her, and the things that I don't enjoy, it turns out are the same things about myself I do not relish.

Summer in Seattle

Summer! Yes, such a thing exists in Seattle!

Our friends who have visited us from various places around the US may doubt the verity of this statement, but I have photographic evidence!

Lily and Chloe were playing in the "pool" on this delightfully hot day.

Now granted, we only get these days 10 or 11 times each summer, but you can bet we totally enjoy each and every one of them!

The dog, whom I despise, also loves the water. How can a dog go from 12 pounds to35 pounds in such a short time?

Note to self: What I really wanted was a baby. Do NOT settle for a puppy EVER again.

Horse Camp

Lily went to Camp Berachah for Horse Camp this year: overnight horse camp.

Does this strike any other mothers are terrifying and hard to believe?

Not the horse aspect; I get that 9 year old girls are often horse lovers.

I mean the overnight part of the gig. 5 nights. Alone. Without me. How could she possibly survive?

And yet, survive she did. With gusto! She had a great time, learned a lot about horsemanship, made some sweet friends, and cannot wait to go back. Without me.

Sigh.

I'm proud of my girl. Proud of what she is learning that I never took the time to learn. Proud that she has interests that are most definately not mine. Proud that she is courageous and bold and creative in pursuing her heart. Go for it Lily!