Shopping

Yesterday Morgan and I went shopping for a homecoming dress. She's going with several friends who are girls . . . I'm not ready for her to want to go with a boy yet! It's nice that she's at the age where she can shop by herself, mostly. I went to Christopher and Banks (yes, an "old lady" store) while she checked out Maurices. When I met her a little while later, she had several dresses to try on.

She found several that fit and I approved of, but before the decision could be made, a friend had to be consulted. I took a picture of Morgan with her cell phone, sent it to her friend, and while she was waiting for her friend's reply, I also sent a picture on my cell phone, to Tim. Luckily both her friend and her dad approved, and so she bought the dress! Next stop, shoes . . . and again she found a pair very quickly.

She is so excited to go to the dance, and I'm so thankful she's enjoying high school. I'll post a picture of her in her dress, next week.

"Mom, You're Messing up My Makeup!"

That was Morgan's response to my good-bye hug as she left for school a few weeks ago. I guess that's just another sign of her growing up--makeup is more important than a hug. Cody also reluctantly accepts my hugs . . . I think he's learned that it's easier just to accept and hug me back than to fight it . . . he knows I'm going to get a hug before he leaves the house, no matter how long it takes!

A few weeks ago I spent several days with my sister and niece, who is seven years old. In contrast to Cody and Morgan, Logan is more than willing to give her Aunt Shelly LOTS of hugs! And, also in contrast to my own children, Logan was more than excited to sit my ME in the restaurant, hold my hand while we looked around the State Fair, and talk with me about anything I wanted to talk about.

While I'm happy to see my kids grow up, sometimes I really miss those "little kid" moments of getting hugs. Thankfully, Morgan isn't completely done giving me hugs . . . if she doesn't have make-up on.