Little Man will be going to the championship this year with his football team. They beat Lyndon in the playoffs and will meet up with Fairdale in the championship game. They play on Nov. 1st. Wish us luck!!! GO TIGERS!
Princess is 13. She will soon turn 14. Sometimes i look at her and i could just rip my hair out, then there are times that i look at her and get tears in my eyes at how good of a girl she is.
She IS a teenager. She has a smart mouth and she's messy, and for some reason, she thinks it's a good idea to park all her clothes in the floor as to not mess up the dresser and closet. Her hair is very important, but only the front of course (because she can't see the back). She thinks Mom is very uncool and dad hates her. But... with all that said...
She's smart (straight A student) and beautiful (blond hair, blue eyes) and funny (well, i did mention she is a blond, right?). She's her own person, doesn't try to fit in and is not embarrassed to say when she does or doesn't like something, even if it's against what's cool and the norm. She's ambitious and self-motivated. Most parents are sad to see their kids grow up, but not me. i am looking forward to the day that she makes a life of her own. i am anxious to see what she will do with the life lessons she's learned and to see how her father and i have influenced her life... good and bad. It's why we have kids, right? To turn them into productive, successful people for society. And well, i am anxious to see what she does with the information she has been provided.
How lucky am i that yesterday i was provided a glimpse into what kind of person my daughter really is.
About a week ago, she mentioned to me how she's not used to not having a service project to do each month. Having been in catholic school since kindergarten, this year she is in public school and this was one of the things she said she misses. She and i talked about what she could do and i mentioned some ways she could get her school involved as well.
Fast forward to yesterday. I got a call from her school counselor, Nancy. She said that Princess had been into her office and talked to her about doing a community service project to raise money for USA Cares. Nancy talked about how impressed she was with Princess for having the idea and coming to them to implement it.
Princess had gone to her teacher, Mrs. Peak, and told her of the idea for the students of the school to wear red on a Friday for a small amount (50 cents, a dollar, something small) and to take the money that is raised and give it to USA Cares. She was then sent to speak to Nancy about the idea.
The school is very receptive to the idea. i am going to give them some more intensive information about USA Cares, but i feel very positive about this. Nancy said that she would be interested, once finding out more, in making this the service project that the 8th grade will adopt for the school year. Which means... it's not only a one time thing, it could possibly be all school year long that the students will be involved in working toward helping USA Cares.
This is something that could be done by any child. Not only would they be helping out a great charity... but think of how good they will feel about themselves. This could really be something that could go very, very far.
I am so proud of Princess. If this is any indication of what kind of adult she will be, then i have done my job well.
I'm so proud... of both of them. It's definitely a Yay for Kids day!
Cross posted at My Blog Cares
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