As of yesterday, 01/21/09, my only little girl turned 10 years old. Unbelievable how time flies. I just wanted to share a little story about her which I have shared numerous times in the past.
I have 5 boys and only one girl, Carly, who just turned 10. I do think the next loaf in the oven is a girl though, too. This girl is very petite and is a natural, almost ethereal beauty. She cannot hide her feelings and moreover she is sure that you know what is on her mind and heart. She and her brothers are very talented and athletic. They are involved in numerous arts and sports. This girl is torn between doing her best and taking time to help others. Sometimes she does both in one swing. She is anything but simple but she is absolutely true.
When Carly was about 2 years old she was potty trained during the day but was not ready for a whole night without a diaper. At bed time, reading stories to a girl that loves to hear them is no way to get her to sleep, maybe yourself but not her. She would figure out ways to get one of us to stay with her. If the door was open she would simply get out of bed and come in our room or get into things in the kitchen. So we started closing her door. Not to be out done, she would take off her diaper and shove it under the door to make one of us go in there and stay with her. One night we fixed it so she could not easily remove her diaper. She cried and cried. I thought she would cry herself to sleep but it went on for a long while. Feeling bad about it I went in there and laid down on her twin sized bed. This made her quite happy and she crawled around the bed a few minutes like she was running laps. The room was lit by a small night light. Suddenly it occurred to me that little girls love secrets. So I told her I had a little secret I wanted to tell her. She stopped, crawled real lightly over and put her right ear to my mouth. I whispered "I love you". She gave a little sigh, then laid down right in front of me and pulled my left arm over her chest holding it with both of hers. A few seconds passed and the silence was broken when she flung her right hand up in the air and said, "that's no secret!". I love that girl.
In the future I'll share more funny things this girl has done.
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