HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLIVIA!!!

happy

HAPPY

BIRTHDAY TO

NANA'S GIRL

11 YEARS OLD?

Say it ain't so?

Oh how I miss my little girl!!!

Should of put duct tape on her back then Is what I'm thinkin today! Oh how cute is that ...

Yep

Nana's girl

playing a straw,

eating little tomatoes rather than chocolate

drinking the bestest ice water in the world

if made by the Nana~

Now hits

11 years old!

The greatest thing

if there is one

about her growing up is

she is a kid

of wonderment

of

great kindness

and

has tremendous passion~

AND

she still knows the Nana makes the bestest ice water

in the world!!!

AND

she is

KIND.

She is a kid that is bright, funny, resilient

and

true to herself, with a mind of her own.

Much of who she is today at 11 is the result of great parenting by Joan

"the mama"

the everything that gives her balance and structure

and

reasons to awaken with a smile

and

an

attitude when needed to be all that is needed at all times, cos my girl is a warrior of gentle spirit.

AND

if pushed

she has a look that could stop a hippopotamus at fifty yards.

You remember the look?

BUT

SHE HAS

a smile

that melts my heart

and

outshines

the sun

back then

and

NOW

and

we are still smiling

as she grows

and

discovers

and loves and learns

and

let's us know of all that she thinks.

BUT

the thought

for this day

is

"DON'T BLINK"

cos' all too quickly we realize we should have

used duct tape to their feet and their little bodies to keep them little

and short and small enough to carry on our hips

and tickle

and cuddle

and just

well

you know

hold and play with

like little bitty puppies and such.

BUT OHHHH NOOOO

she's growing

and

changing

and

developing a mind of her own

and

beauty

that is going to make us

have to lock her in a closet soon enough

and

recruit D'Vante to sit on the front steps

up there in Maryland just in case some

boy want to come around and ask for a date.

He should be a strong enough deterrent

for any such nonsense that any such boy might just have on his mind

when it comes to dating issues.

D'Vante is on board

when it comes to his "little sister Olivia"

and

plans to "step in"

at a moments notice

and

I'm thinkin that will be better than

sitting there with a shotgun!

So

today I'll remember when she rode her first pony, and then wanted to take it home,

saw her first sunset

and

got hit with the first jellyfish

as a little one

while

realizing that

up in Maryland

she is out of school

cos' it is a

National Olivia Day

and

she is probably dancing to Paramour

and

Just having the best day "evah"

with the bestest Mom of the world.

She will feel the love of the Nana

at a distance

and

I'll say

Happy Birthday Baby

in a bit

but for now

I'll blow some bubbles

and

look for Fred The Lizard

and remind him

It's Olivia's birthday!

One thing I know

kids are a lot like wet cement; whatever falls on them tends to stay there

unless u have some good grit to or heavy rain to wash it all clean.

AND

the great news is

if you place your best intentions in and on your children, then let spirit and the Creator

fill in

they will do alright if they are willing to try

and

Olivia is a young one

who

says

"everyone should just do their best, leave others alone and accept them as they are, and not judge".

From the words of babes,

my girl.

Into the light,

better wear your shades

friends

Olivia is so bright and her light within

might just burn your eyes!~

Shine on baby

Nana and Mom are right here

the

Ice Water is waitin!

Wherever you are today

wish my girl a happy one

but

you can be sure

she is already in it and having it

running like a pony

and

feeling the wind in her hair

Blessings to all who gather here

on this most remarkable day.

“Whatever they grow up to be, they are still our children, and the one most important of all the things we can give to them is unconditional love. Not a love that depends on anything at all except that they are our children.”

Rosaleen Dickson

Thoughts for all, on the suns rays

Walk IN Beauty

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