July 25th- August 2nd

Well I usually dont blog mid week but I am making an exception mainly because its 10:48 and I cant sleep and Halie and I had such a good day today.
We went an enrolled her in high school today, got her schedule,books and locker all that`s left is the orientation next week signaling the end of summer and the beginning of my nervous break down. (Just kidding) I stood around with Halie and her friends listening to them gossip and laughing with them , telling them to be nice when need be and over all trying to install a little motherly advice about the up coming year. And I realized at that time she really is growing up, I know when I went to high school I thought I was grown. I feel she is pulling apart a little bit everyday but I guess thats whats normal. Some days its o.k. some days it`s not.
Then we went to Grapevine school clothes shopping. Now for those of you who have a teenage daughter present or past or a niece knows how difficult that can be. I am truly paying for my raising when it comes to Halie and buying clothes. I hate to say it but she is as picky as I am (and was back then too). It has to fit just right, hang just right and look just right or forget it. She will say if its not right I wont wear it, then we are only wasting money. Which I know thats a good thing but after walking around the mall for 3 hours I wouldnt care if she bought a trash bag to wear. Even the expensive jeans I would have killed for back in the day she says no dont fit right and ends up in another store buying a pair of no name 20.00 jeans(again not complaining about that.) We only got upset with each other one time (thats a first). We grabbed some dinner on the way home and talked about 80`s music and hot guys of the 80`s. ie... Robe Lowe. I had fun with my daughter!!! Not.... she`s my daughter I have to like being with her but I REALLY enjoyed being with her. Someone told me the other day that I had a really good kid and to stop only looking at what she did wrong but how she acts when I am not around. The messy room, laziness , giving me attitude thats all normal stuff, things I even did . But the kind of person she is deep (deep) down inside the person I dont always notice or see. I realized she was right and I am trying to do that. I love you Halie I know I dont always do or say the right thing but I try.