I know, I know...it's about time. I can guarantee that if dial-up was the only connection available to you, you wouldn't be blogging either. I spend more time playing spider waiting for everything to load than it actually takes to post. Lucky for you, I foolishly had Mountain Dew after a day of fasting, therefore, no chance of sleep anytime soon.
I have thinking alot this week about Gypsy, who much to my dismay, will be 18 on October 2. My head is spinning. How could this have happened so fast? It seems only yesterday when we were living in Bountiful, she was an only child and I would have to sit in the hall outside her bedroom door at night until she fell asleep to keep her from sneaking out of bed. Now she doesn't even live here half the time. She moved in with friends a couple weeks ago to be closer to school & work, coming home only on the weekends. The sad thing is I actually see & talk to her more now that she is gone. How pathetic is that?
I am very proud of her. She has managed to weather her teenage years without losing herself like so many girls do. (I certainly did...) She is a talented artist and gifted writer. She is very smart and can remember almost anything she reads. Her science teacher recently told me he had been grading a test of hers when after marking one of her responses incorrect, he thought to himself, "Wait, this is Gypsy's. If she wrote this, there must be a good reason." He doubted his own knowledge of the topic and had to look up the answer just to make sure. (He was quite relieved to find she was wrong and his memory was not.)
I worry about how much pressure she puts on herself. I wish she could learn to let it go. No one should care so much about how well they play croquet in PE or whether they will dissappoint a YW leader by not beatting the boys in a scrpiture chase.
3 comments:
Gypsy is a unique daughter of God with tremendous gifts, talents and should not be worrying about PE and Scripture Chases. Yet, I get the whole feeling pressure thing. It's a perfectionist person who allows these emotions to matter. She is blessed to have a mom who loves, cares and truly understands her. I'm glad she talks to you. This is rare and such a blessing.
Katie
P.S. The picture is so telling! I like the blurred image. Nice lighting and colors. It matches the feel of the entry. Gypsy has been "out of focus" it seems in your life lately by what you wrote and maybe she is coming into focus more for you now with the move. Am I saying too much? I have been googling Van Gough lately and his works, which are truly amazing, as if you didn't know this, anyway! I think this simple photo has a Van Gough feel to it. Okay I am done!
Katie
yeah!! you are a blogger :)
i can't believe that she is 18 years old....i think that it has been that long since i have seen you all :) i hope that all is well with you and your family. i look forward to checking up on you and your fam through your blog!
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