Carpe Daughter

To date, I have gone through life with not much of a plan, making mistakes as I go, and grateful to land butter-side-up when I make the inevitable and spectacular falls.

Serendipity and goodwill, more than a personal vision and strategy, have been my guides.  

I may not have known where I was going, but I always knew that I wanted to have a big family and I knew that my first born would be a girl.  

Nothing earth shattering, but for me, a truth and a purpose that has comforted me like an old wool blanket on a cold cold night. 

My first born is everything I imagined she would be, including strong, smart, resilient, independent.  Of course, I didn't really expect that she would have formed all these personality traits by 3 months of age.  So for the first 18 years of her life, we have been engaged in a battle of wills and wits. 

How we managed to raise two other girls during this time still amazes me...

Two nights ago I found myself at the local pub, sitting at the bar with this woman, drinking beer, sharing a pizza and salad, and watching the hockey game.  I may not have envisioned this exact mother-daughter milestone scenario, but I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. 

The icing on the cake - she paid!

Going out tonight - wearing my hat and boots and Leah's coat!