We 3, here on the homefront, have all undergone quite a few changes in the last several months; most of which have proven to provide a greater source of strength within each of us. While JD's and my own changes have been more on an emotional/spiritual level, Miss Ma'am has undergone many physical changes.
She's well on her way to being 9 now and just has grown into a size 7 jeans. The 6's still fit her fine in the waist but THOSE LEGS! The girl has got legs clean up to her neck, I tell ya.
Her favorite color is no longer pink. She's favoring hues of blue and light purples now. She still wants to be the princess but she's grown out of the Disney Princesses save just one. We had been making plans to give her room a facelift and when I asked her if she wanted to keep the princesses, she told me that she only wanted Mulan in her room. An odd choice, I thought; so I asked what it was that she liked so well about Mulan ...
Her: "All the other princesses are too fair and are like (insert swooning body language here) 'oh I can't live without a prince to rescue me' but NOT Mulan. She's a tough girl and got out there and beat up all the boys."
Me: "But Mulan had a prince too, remember?"
Her: "Yes, Mom, but only 'cause she WANTED to; not 'cause she just had to have one or she would just die."
That's MY GIRL!
So with the decision made that the pink room and all the princesses have to go, we'll be pulling some of the colors out of the Mulan poster I was able to find to paint the walls and accent the room. I have an absolutely gorgeous floral bedding set in blue that I'm hoping she'll love as well, but if she doesn't, we'll be off looking for something more suitable for her taste.
This will be our first of what we hope to be three projects for this year. Not only is Miss Ma'am getting a facelift to her room, but she's getting an entirely different room. What's the guest room now seems to be a little more appealing to her and she's requested that we make it into hers. Not a problem. Done deal.
We're also hoping to complete the guest room and the master suite. Pretty ambitious, I think, to try for all three bedrooms but hopefully we'll have the financial means as well as the time to get them completed.
Miss Ma'am is undergoing some style changes as well. I'm all for her expressing her own style (within reason of course). I think it's healthy that she has her own taste and is given the opportunity to express that. So far, we haven't bumped heads on any of her style choices except for one. When she asked for the gold "Sharpey (from HSM) pants," I had to say under no uncertain terms, "NO!" Now, the pants are cute enough and she could probably pull off the look quite well but she tends to get a little on the sassier side depending on what attire she's wearing. The girl is sassy enough already!
Her relationship with BFF has grown overwhelmingly. I'm so grateful that she has a BFF in her life. Every girl needs one. I took them out to supper tonight despite the fact that we consider Sunday a school night. They both really needed some quality BFF time. Last year, their favorite place to eat was Ruby Tuesday. This year, it's Applebees. Lucky for me - kids eat free every day after 5:00 & all day on Tuesdays.
(the zebra print is another of Miss Ma'am's new style choices)
The only thing that never changes, I know, is that "Everything Changes" ... she's just growing up so fast. I can hardly keep up sometimes.
This is USS Retired signing off ...
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