She is the third baby. At age two, her nose is always runny but she lets me take her picture whenever I want to. She almost always has on layers and layers of jewelry and many times she is clutching a naked and sadly disheveled Barbie....and there are ever present pacifiers....at least two, but usually more.Today, she is 15-1/2 years old and recently passed her drivers test. It is unlikely you will see a "face shot" of Martha on my blog, because she refuses to have her photo made. I sneak a few in.
She likes to have her back scratched and her hair brushed and she loves cheerios and purses. Not necessarily in that order. She is a great student and recently discovered that she loves gymnastics and competition cheer leading. She gets very nervous and full of anxiety before any type of performance and I think this is all related to not allowing people to take her picture....I will figure it out.
Last night, she made a 3-D model of an animal cell that was really a cake with lots of candy parts on it. I helped. I iced the cake and then proceeded to eat all the candy I possibly could to insure I would have a tremendous stomach ache when I went to bed. Mission accomplished.It began with cake....
And a trip to the "craft cabinet"....
Toothpicks, glue, candy....
My stomach is hurting again just thinking about those twizzlers I ate.... and the oreos, moon pies, gummy worms and razzlers.But, my baby girl made the most amazingly delicious animal cell ever. It is definitely going to be an A+!
See, she just couldn't smile in a normal way as if to suggest she was actually ALLOWING a photograph to be taken of her.If I could just try to compare Martha to her 3-D cell model: sweet, artistic, clever, funny, colorful, fun, smart, imaginative....yes! All of these! Then perhaps I can settle for this photo for now....
....and hope for a genuine photo of my beautiful baby girl at a later date?Until next time....
~J
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