The sleepover was great "the best sleepover ever". I loved seeing my daughter with her friends. They really do get along very well - no arguing. We did hair, make up, played Life, and Cranium's Family Fun Game, stayed up late, had ice cream, went to OG, mall, and movies - I'm tired. Originally I was going to let them tend to themselves, you know not bug them. Then I said, "you know, there will be a time where Cathy really just wants to be with her friends, right now they still think I'm so cool" and they loved calling me "Maggie" they'd giggle just about everytime. So I decided to play games with them and just get involved with them. I loved it. Cathy lights up. I did leave them alone for a good while, too. They played concert with Cathy's guitar. I was also very proud of my daughter. She was a good example of Christ and she set boundaries. I couldn't hear what song they wanted to sing - but I heard Cathy, very eloquently (not bossy, but kindly) say "we're not going to sing those songs. I have songs on my ipod that we can sing. here I'll pick one." the ipod speakers were out of battery - so they did their best to hear through the headphones. Cathy took the lead singing "not to us" and they played and danced around.
While the girls were here a friend called my mom. They heard all the laughter in the background and asked what was going on. My mom told them Cathy was having a sleepover. He said, "oh, those were the days" reminiscing. I remember thinking - are these the days I will long for when my kids leave home. I will keep that thought in my mind. Cherish these times of fun and provide more opportunities for my kids to come alive.
It's all good.
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maggie,
its so cool that cathy had fun at the movies and the sleepover. i love watching kids play and interact with them when possible, its so neat to see what active imaginations they have :) God Bless and have a good week, love ya
jen
I hope I have Ilse's current email address but since she and Abaz moved you never know. But yes, she is pregnant! She is due around June which means she may not be able to come out for the 10 year reunion. I don't care about the reunion as much as I care about the possibility of all of us taking a trip to the Oregon Coast again. Just try to act surprised if you do hear from her! Oh, and have you heard anything about our reunion? One more quick thing that Ilse told me - Erin is getting married this year! But the wedding will be back where she lives and not here in Prosser. Guess we won't be going to that :) Ilse said she (Erin) was in Prosser over Christmas, as was Ilse and Abaz but I didn't get to see them as Jordan was very sick and in the hospital for 15 days! We need to get together and get caught up! I'll drop you a line soon I hope! Take care!
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