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• Friday, November 3, 2006 - She's in the Double Digits!
I haven't posted for while, but hopefully this entry will bring you up to date. :) We have had a crazy two weeks. On October 20, our oldest dd turned 10. She has been anticipating this day for MONTHS...often asking us questions such as "So how does it feel to have a daughter in the double digits?" Of course the answer is "It feels crazy!" She was just born yesterday, I'm sure of it.
A special birthday merited a special birthday party, and dd wanted a 'baker birthday.' She wanted to bake things. What this really meant was that she wanted to frost things that she happened to have helped bake. I was able to encourage her to only invite one friend, who could sleep over, as opposed to the five friends she usually invites to her birthday parties. I was having nightmares of flour and frosting all over the kitchen with too many kids. Sooo, with one extra little gal in the house, we got down to the baker birthday party. The kids had a wonderful time baking cupcakes, and then frosting cupcakes and some storebought sugar cookies. I pulled out all my cake decorating tips, so they squeezed piles of frosting onto those cookies and cupcakes. We also made candy from a candy making kit. All in all, it was a sweet party (pun intended!).
Because 10 seemed like such a milestone to our dd, we chose to do something extra special for her. In this area, junior high starts in 6th grade, so this played into our choice as well, since dd is in 5th grade now. The weekend after her birthday I took her on a get-away weeked where we worked through the Passport to Purity from FamilyLife Ministries. Passport to Purity is almost like a retreat in a box, that you can work through with your child. We listened to messages on a CD, and then completed object lessons designed to reinforce the messages on the CD. Topics included peer pressure, dating, and sex. Although it seemed a little premature to be discussing these topics with my newly 10 year old, it was actually the ideal time. The idea is to discuss these issues before they become emotionally charged, so the child can make choices before they hit adolescence. The whole weeked was designed to knit the hearts of child and parent together. I certainly think we accomplished the goal. :)
It was a great weekend-I took dd back to the town in which she was born. Although it was difficult to be back there and not connect with the many dear friends we still have in town, the point of the weekend was for the two of us to be together. It was very memorable, and she loved being in her "hometown." A highlight for her, apart from the lessons, was getting her ears pierced. She has delighted in showing everyone her ears, with the pink ice earrings. :) I am so glad we chose to make that weekend her special 10 year old birthday gift.
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• Saturday, November 4, 2006 - Happy Birthday!