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June 8, 2006

A month of birthdays - part two

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Today was (it is 12:20 am so i'm a little late...) tristan's 9th birthday. I took some lovely photos, but haven't had time to upload yet as i just walked in the door from another long, so long, meeting.

Tristan is the most wonderful 9 year old girl on the planet. She's smart, clever, funny and talented in every way. She has an uncanny ability to be able to do everything she tries. She's fantastic on the piano, is recording songs on the computer with vocals and all the instruments, she does excellent in school, throws a mean softball and is a good friend and wonderful daughter.

The thing about kids is that as they get older they become more and more fun, more and more like a real person. A person you'd like to hang out with. Funny that.

I adore her so much. She is my oldest, my first. The one i have agonized over every new decision, change, milestone reached and not quite reached. She is blazing the trail to make life a little easier, or at least less stressful, for her siblings.

Her grandma gave her scrabble for her birthday. I had a game with her on her floor tonight, making myself an hour late for my meeting. She almost beat me and was most interested in the logic behind the game. All the ways to maximize letters and points. It was the best night we have had together in a long time.

On friday i am taking her and her three closest friends for a night in a fancy hotel in victoria. I have promised lots of swimming, truth or dare and mini boxes of sugar cereal for breakfast. I can hardly wait.


Posted by drowninginkids at 12:19 AM Permalink

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Happy birthday to Tristan. She sounds awesome.

That must be a beautiful thing, having a daughter. Max has fortunately always had lots of friends around who are girls, and now girlfriends, so I get a little tiny whiff of that every once in a while.

enjoy the fancy hotel weekend!

Girls rock. Tristan sounds like she is super cool. Happy belated birthday!!

It won't be long before she kicks momma's tush on the old scrabble board now!

She's adorable! I hope her birthday is fantastic!

Happy birthday Tristan! what a wonderful girl you have!

and, fancy hotel? come on, adopt me Jess!

Birthdays galore :) Non stop parties at your house I'm sure!

Happy Birthday Tristan!

Ok, I've said it before and I'll say it again.

You are the COOLEST mom ever.

Happy birthday Big T!

Happy day to her!

Isn't funny?
We pour everything into the first - all the hopes and dreams and plans, and they still just grow up to be themselves!

happy birthday to the beautiful girl! dude, you're making me wish i had girls to have slumber parties with in fancy hotels! have an awesome time.

Happy Birthday Tristan! Lovely post, Jess.

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Oh wow! Jess! I remember when she was born! Happy belated Tristan. The hotel sounds like so much fun!

Sorry I've been so silent. I was off for knee replacement surgery. All went well and I'm back to work, writing, email and all the other great things one does from a sitting bent-knee position! ;)

What a nice Mom you are- that is such a great idea- the overnight in Victoria.And YOU get to go, too, LOL.
I think it is great that you can see her own selfness this way, right in the middle of it all, the raising kids thing. I don't think I was able to.
Good for you!

Awww. Happy birthday, beautiful girl! Enjoy your big night out!

Sounds like a terrific birthday plan! Hope you both have a wonderful time. I'm sure it will be a memory she'll hold onto forever.

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