Let's just start this post with how my daughter is completely amazing and I am so blessed to learn from her as much as she learns from me. Case in point: she brought home a letter stating that her daycare was doing a last minute Sub for Santa and listed the items and ages of the people in need. She hands me the list and asks "Mom, can we help these people?" I look at the list and see that we in fact can. Well due to my extremely hectic schedule, I had forgotten about the list, and Tuesday was was the last day of daycare before the holiday. Pie had gotten a Bratz doll at my mom's side of the family's Christmas party the night before, and I reminded her about the list. She then said that she wanted to give her Bratz doll to the girl on the list because she already had a lot of dolls, and she was pretty sure she would love it. My heart skipped a beat. My selfless daughter was doing something so generous, loving and what the true meaning of Christmas is all about. So she took the doll to daycare with her and told the director how she had received the doll the night before at a party and wanted to donate it. As this story has been told to many people, not a dry eye was present. My beautiful, thoughtful, amazing daughter is truly my hero.
We had a good Christmas. Pie got a bike that she has been riding around the house on, some clothes and movies. I got a nice leather chair for my computer desk, an awesome shovel, and gift cards to various places so Pie and I can do stuff together.
We are finally done unpacking and are completely settled in at our new place. I have the most amazing neighbors and I never want to leave. Since we have had some bad snow storms, I have come home twice now to my driveway and sidewalks plowed, and I have never been so grateful or appreciative. I have no idea who keeps doing it, since it seems as though all the neighbors have shovels.... seems as though I need to do some baking and go on a quest to deliver them to the people who I think it may be.
Pie's birthday is on Wednesday and she will be the big number 5! Can you believe it? Time truly does fly when you are having fun- and we've had some wonderful heartfelt times together. She will start Kindergarten in 9 months and that completely freaks me out. My baby is growing up so fast. She is the best thing that has ever happened to me and even though I sometimes wish the situation were different, I would NEVER change a thing. We are strong and independent. I will be taking that day off to spend with her and we have a fun filled, action packed day all planned out and she is ecstatic. Life is good.
