When did she turn into a teenager?

Okey dokey Alama-skoki, she's surely not being a fashion queen already? Um, uh-huh, she is. I took her out school clothes shopping a couple weeks ago and I overheard the sales clerk at H&M giggling outside the change room as *Mila* remarked "Oh yeah! These skinny jeans are TOTALLY my style." She has a style? What did I just miss here? Is this the same kid who can't ride her bike up a hill? Is this the same little girl who prefers to cuddle with her teddy bear over playing Scrabble? What about the same little girl who cries when I drop her off at school? Yup, same one. Has no problem spending her parents' money, but has so much growing up to do. Sometimes I wonder if she was hatched out of a Canada's Next Top Model space pod. Tomorrow would be her first day back to school. What will become of the day?

sighed, the mother of a teenage weirdo aka the willow

Nuf Said

Really? Going out like this? Yup!

signed, the willow

Curly Sue

After tying her hair up in knots over night *Mila* is convinced that in her nearly 5 years of life she has finally achieved REAL CURLY HAIR.

signed, the willow

Style kitten

*Mila* asked us to take her to the salon for a haircut yesterday. So we did. Who wouldn't? We took her to a place in the mall I had been before and luckily after *Steve* refused the male 60 year old to cut her hair, they gave her a 20-something mom who stood not much taller than *Mila* and made the best companion for her haircut. Especially for the first time outside of sitting on the toilet seat while I cut it and mom-comb and mom-cut and mom-complain. Remember your mother combing your hair? Why was it always rougher than anyone else would do it? I asked *Mila* how the haircut went, as *Steve* stood with her and I couldn't see from where I sat. *Mila* answered "She was really nice and she combed my hair nice not like you mom!" See! Now I have joined the ranks of rough-comb-moms. Uggh. One day you're a teenager and the next day you wake up and you are combing your kid's hair roughly.

signed, the willow