I love Lucy

After an 'emotional' roller coaster of an afternoon with Lucy, it dawned on me that the pre-teen stage is nearing sooner than I thought!  Lucy be-bopped in the door from school happy as a lark going on and on about her day at school….next minute she is in tears and MAD b/c she couldn't do a triple pattern for a rainbow loom bracelet! what?!?!! I got her calmed down and asked if there was anything else bothering her and she said no. Five minutes later she is dancing her heart out to some 'Hairspray' songs and then she has another bout with the darn rainbow loom! Girls! Drama! I guess I better stock up on some dramatic patience as these three girls gauge at 100% for personality and girly drama!

 Oh Lucy, she is sweet when she wants but then can be mean as a snake to her sister….ridiculously flexible, gets lost in another world while dancing in our playroom, sings and makes up lyrics from her heart, yearns to learn the piano and guitar, loving her new church choir, is a mini-mother, already loves boys and sadly flirts with them (but I loved to hang out with boys when I was younger so maybe it's genetic?), has a fashion sense that is improving (thank goodness), puts on lounge wear as soon as she gets home from school, sometimes lacks confidence but keeps trying, loves her friends and teacher at school, loves her some lemonade, chinese food, pumpkin pie, goldfish, muffins….(in no certain order)…has gotten the 'running bug'- runs three miles like it's nothing, has a competitive spirit in athletics (wonder where she got that from)…..I could go on and on but  she's my girl.  Deep down, she is a homebody just like her mama and loves to be at home with her family.  While I hope she can spread her wings some day- I'm gonna keep them clipped while I can!