As I write these words, there are five shrieking middle school girls behind me, lying on their sleeping bags in the living room and playing some kind of overly noisy board game. They've all got a sugar-high from cake and ice cream, and Meg is glowing. She really is growing up to be very beautiful.
You'll think I'm an idiot, but I'd completely forgotten that Meg was reading my blog until she commented the other day. Lucky I didn't say what I was getting her for a present! In case anyone was wondering, it was a stuffed elephant she'd noticed last time we were shopping together. When she opened the box, she acted annoyed- "Mooooom, I'm too old for this!" - but when her friends were in the kitchen eating pizza, she snuck out and gave me a huge hug. It's moments like these that make me glad to be a mom.
Now I'm going to have to tell the girls to quiet down a little, because Annie's sleeping. I've already resigned myself to staying up all night, listening to them whisper and giggle, and making sure they don't sneak out the front door.
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