My oldest daughter turned 10 years old on Monday and entered the much-anticipated double-digit status. I am very proud of her and the little lady she is becoming (when she wants to be!).
Last night she decided to actually try her brocolli instead of just saying she didn’t like it. She declared it to have a bad taste at first and a bad aftertaste, but to be “just right in the middle.” It was an amazing site to behold my pickiest eater putting away her veggies.
She showed another display of maturity when she asked me to prepare warm salt water for her to gargle for a sore throat. My mother was a firm believer in this and I have many unpleasant childhood memories of gagging while gargling the nasty (but effective) stuff. We came down with sore throats at the same time last night. While she was asking for warm salt water, I was mixing up some hot Russian tea. I was quite surprised when I realized she had taken the more hard-core approach!
She is a wonderful big sister and a helper to me. I’m proud of her for the skills she is learning, such as knitting, quilting, cooking, and violin. We love you, Princess! 
Happy Birthday!!
Those are beautiful pictures 😀
PS. Broccoli does taste better later in life, really.
Happy 10th Birthday! Such a monumental age.
She’s just as cute as she can be. My goodness, ten. And she’s obviously very bright. Warm salt water cures almost anything that’s wrong with your mouth, teeth or throat. Smart little girl. Happy Birthday to her!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! I am so blessed to have known her since birth and my girls as well! She gets more and more beautiful every day…We can’t wait to see you all at the party!!!
Happy Birthday to her 🙂
I’ve used the warm salt water for YEARS, I remember doing it when I was little and still do it now, it really works, even for sinus 🙂