thoughts on children.

a few years ago, my mom wrote me a list of phrases, sentences, moments, throughout my life that stick out in her mind. i just read through them again and am tickled by my own mentality growing up. i am certain that parents wonder who their children will be when they grow up, and am willing to bet that the basics of that person are always there, you'll be who you are.
morgan will be sweet and giving, but the sharing will always be a chore. she will forgive people even when they don't ask for forgiveness. she will be creative and inventive, gauging all object's potential for greatness. she will always color, no matter what age. she will get her feelings hurt but always try to be brave. she will have a great sense of self and a high self esteem, "well its your loss" she will say. she will get insanely touched and tickled, feeling the full spectrum of human emotions at full intensity. hopefully she will not run after boys constantly, but its not looking good...

grant will be funny and well liked. he will need no self esteem boost, he knows he can do it. he will be affectionate and strong, smart and inquisitive. he will have a great laugh that makes others laugh too. he will bully his sister and turn around and hug her and proclaim his love for her a moment later.

so here are some of my moments:

"de da wee" translation: one two three. (2 years old) this was my way of pointing out there was a lot of something: "ALL the de da wee".

"that was skipping?" "that was swimming?" sincere questions at 6 years old when i finally figured those activities out. reminds me of card games in the dorms with allegra and hayley, their utter annoyance when i would say "did i just win?" sincere question.

"i want a bowl with a lid that doesn't fit" (about 4 years old)- this was my answer to, "what do you want for christmas"!!!!!!
this one cracks me up!

"i wish ben was real and i could marry him when i grow up" (6 years old)- in reference to my ben bear in my dollhouse. ben was perfection to me, because i created him. he was kind.
-now i have my own ben bear.

"i think those lines on the corners of women's eyes are so pretty i can hardly wait to have those." (about 8 years old)
what a healthy mentality :) i do love crow's feet still.

"i have a new friend at school and her name is katrina. i think we are going to be good friends" (about 13 years old).
:) smiles.
i asked katrina to be my lab partner in science... was it chemistry? biology? she was new to school and looked nice.

thats all for now sweet friends. i have slept in, played online with my words and thoughts. now i must eat something, drink coffee and get ready for my day. i love my day off-its the besttttt. great breaking news: MY HUSBAND COMES HOME TONIGHT!!!!! he has been gone for a week in austin, playing around at conferences and fun parties at south by southwest. i am so so SO happy he is returning. my sleeping has been horrible, gets better in the mornings which means now my sleep pattern is way way off because i stay up until i can't keep my eyes open, have choppy sleep and dreams for hours and then sleep hard and sleep in in the morning. poor.
i got most of my errands done last night, decided to work out, meet a gal about my bike, grocery shop, get gas, pick up bc, all last night. crazy girl. but all of that makes today manageable and not packed, a few errands, sweat it out and pick up a package from katrina! YAY!! they tried to deliver it, but alas i was not home.

i miss my girlfriends, my family, my cousins.