Category: daughter

  • Back to School Do…

    The perfect big-girl hairdo for our first-grader!No more drama when it comes time to run a brush through it every morning before school.

  • Missing: Two tonsils and a six-year-old’s smile…

    Pre-surgery, Zoe was upbeat and willing. Ready and raring to go.“Are you nervous, sweetie?”“Pffffft! No.” (As if to say, “Mommy! I AM six years old, I KNOW what I’m doing!”)What a brave little girl! The “relaxing” medicine they gave her right before hand was the most entertaining part of our day. Although, watching my little […]

  • Send Zoe thoughtful wishes today…

  • "Am I grown up YET, mommy?"

    Note the very mature press-on nails.Because you know, ALL of us grownup ladies like wearing these. Just look at how old she looks in this picture~Is she trying to give me an early cardiac episode? I’ll be hiding in my room, curled up in fetal position, holding her baby book tightly…in case any of you […]

  • to Zoe…

    you may recall this sweet post from the beginning of this month.Zoe has a special way of touching me when she’s not even around. she does it without even knowing it. I can’t help but think to myself that she’s going to grow up and she’s not going to offer up these little endearments as […]

  • to mommy…

    how does a child know just exactly how to reach that soft, tender, vulnerable spot in your heart?they seem to posses the special ability to pluck at those heart strings in such a way that sounds like the most heart breaking song. for about a year now, Zoe has made it a habit to draw […]

  • a new blog and a new pair of glasses…

    I started on a project last week that is very dear to my mending, school-mom heart.this was the only way for me to let all of my focus remain on my sweet, baby girl….and not have it classified as “border-line compulsion“. introducing: Zoe is so excited about her new blog.in fact, she’s beginning to show […]

  • touched by a butterfly…

    Ahna’s post made me think about the importance of my role as Zoe’s mother and how I need to shift my focus towards the “big” picture.I need to help her through this process and stop thinking about how it affects me.she is on a new journey that all young women must begin in time.this is […]

  • I’ve lost control again…

    (the following photos are documentation of the simple fact that I am a pushover.) I went into this school year telling Zoe that I would drop her off and pick her up from school.every day. she would not be utilizing our city’s school transportation system. nor, would she have the will power it takes to […]