My Daughter Nicole
I have a couple of faithful readers, to whom I am grateful! One is my friend Gwen, who said she liked my website, but was looking for more of the Kathy she knew. I think she meant the frazzled, always running late, juggling commitments mother of four who streaks through life. So, Gwen, I gave your comments some thought, and here goes! Complete with photos from a day in the life.
Meet Nicole. She is our youngest daughter and is either going to keep me young, or kill me, one or the other. She is full of life, energy and her own opinions. She was with me pleading, bleating and on the verge of demanding the cell phone I wrote about in the cell phone encounter. She did write a note of apology, however, which did lead to a great conversation in normal tones of voice.
She just celebrated her ninth birthday and loves baby dolls, and she has an orphanage full. She takes very good care of them all, I might add...so she has a delightful and nurturing side, just one that is expressed better with her baby dolls than with me or her sister.
She is strong willed, and a clone of her brother, Matt's. I will dig up a picture of him...as a matter of fact, I have photos of both of them when they were two that are interchangeable...
She doesn't like it too much when I refer to her as Matt's clone because we also had our challenges...more about that later. Let's just say we had some challenging teen years and I became an author through the experience. The book? Winning the Drug War at Home. Enough said. So she doesn't really appreciate being called his clone, but they do share passion, good looks, red hair, and a march to the beat of their own drummer outlook on life. Of course when channelled inappropriately, it can cause grey hair...but I am happy to say I am surviving the challenges of parenthood.
Nicole is finishing third grade and is looking forward to going to VA this weekend where she can lake tube with her friend to her heart's content.
Have a great weekend!
Meet Nicole. She is our youngest daughter and is either going to keep me young, or kill me, one or the other. She is full of life, energy and her own opinions. She was with me pleading, bleating and on the verge of demanding the cell phone I wrote about in the cell phone encounter. She did write a note of apology, however, which did lead to a great conversation in normal tones of voice.She just celebrated her ninth birthday and loves baby dolls, and she has an orphanage full. She takes very good care of them all, I might add...so she has a delightful and nurturing side, just one that is expressed better with her baby dolls than with me or her sister.
She is strong willed, and a clone of her brother, Matt's. I will dig up a picture of him...as a matter of fact, I have photos of both of them when they were two that are interchangeable...
She doesn't like it too much when I refer to her as Matt's clone because we also had our challenges...more about that later. Let's just say we had some challenging teen years and I became an author through the experience. The book? Winning the Drug War at Home. Enough said. So she doesn't really appreciate being called his clone, but they do share passion, good looks, red hair, and a march to the beat of their own drummer outlook on life. Of course when channelled inappropriately, it can cause grey hair...but I am happy to say I am surviving the challenges of parenthood.
Nicole is finishing third grade and is looking forward to going to VA this weekend where she can lake tube with her friend to her heart's content.
Have a great weekend!
posted by www.kathypride.com at
9:30 AM
2 Comments:
Yes, Kathy, I want the world to see more of the real you, the Kathy I see. Which isn't the one you describe.
The Kathy I know is an energizer bunny, spirited and positive, always going and supplying constant energy to those around her. The picture you see of Kathy here on her site may not allow you to see the amazing aura she carries. She is a woman that enters a room and captivates everyone. Have you ever saw someone and thought “Boy, I’d really like to get to know her”? Kathy is that person, and just a few moments of talking to her, you are inspired! She inspires you to want to do great things and to do it with sincerity and grace. I am so proud of her passion to share herself and her perspectives which extend that aura through her writing. I am also very proud to know her personally, which is where I draw additional inspiration because she allows me to be honest with myself and has given me a gracious gift that keeps me from being too hard on myself. She teaches me that as long as your heart is truly doing things for the right reasons, it doesn’t have to be an example of perfection, and quite possibly the quirks and characteristics in which you feel you are stumbling along with, are what inspires others to feel the sunshine on their face cast from around us, and most importantly from above.
Okay, at least you have a daughter (I mean two daughters!). I always had to "rent" one for Mother/Daughter Banquets when I was a pastor's wife. And you know what they say about sons when they take a wife?!?! So now you know why we have a cat named Bianca (smile!).
Your daughters will keep you young at heart forever!
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