little sister

recently i had to buy birthday gifts for eric's 7/8? & 10 year old sisters...
that was a tough one! i knew justin beiber & ke$ha were the shiz for them but i didnt see anything in the stores.. they're getting plain tanktops with sparkles around the neckline & matching leggings cuz i just couldnt find anything trendy because i dont know what 10 year old trend is. because when i was ten "Trend" wasnt in my vocabulary. i didnt even regularly brush my hair at that point let alone put outfits together & care about how i looked.. so the clothes portion = fail. i also got the girls journals, pretty pens, headbands, and pink lemonade lipsmacks. the whole time i was shopping i had this whole inner monolauge (cant spell) running through my head...
"see, what every girl needs is a go to outfit,(tho mine didnt fit this catagoary)something to save your hair in a pinch (i wouldve gone bobby pins but headbands = prettier) a signature (certain flavored lips) and a place to hide your secrets. (journal) "
now unfortunatley im not really close enough to give them this chat & i doubt my mom in law would like it, thats her job & id be pissed as hell if someone stole that from me! but it got me thinking.. what DOES a girl really need to survive middle school and high school? times are so diffrent now. hell i got out of HS 3ish years ago & already everything is diffrent. one of e's sisters wanted to go on a diet to slim up for 1st grade. the other sister refused to go to school because her pants werent stylish enough.. i mean jesus. i dont think i even looked in a mirror until 6t or 7th grade.. so what do girls need to survive the heel biting hell of this social time warp?
-confidence for one. but what young girl has that?
-the lyrics to taylor swifts 15 MEMORIZED. couldve saved me a pregnany..
- a reality check that life is NOTHING like high school musical or justin beibers magical trip & fall into fame..
- im still firm in believing everyone needs a journal. i place to hide secrets, make lame jokes, tell stories, admit that yeah that hurt your feelings. you should change this, you should dump that mean chick, you dont need her... journals bring light to thoughts in you head that are there, but just quiet.
-as for make up? at that age less is best.. i say yummy chapstick & maybe some soft glitter on the eyes. i wana say mascara cuz it is the epicly epic of all epic beauty products but i just cant bare to put a 7yr old in the stuff.. lets stick to the chapsticks & lipglosses.. & earrings. thats a non slutty way to dress it up. to be cool. you can find earrings to make any statement these days..
- but most of all a girl needs a best friend to have at her side while shes running around trying to figure out what to wear for tommorws party.

Ha. thats actually where i'm at right now. wishing i had one of my gals near by to help me decided just how to do my hair for tommorw.... what can ya do.
i cant wait til hailyn hits the age of being stylish. i hope she thinks im cool. i hope im still cool by then.. ^_^

right now im compiling a list of mom-isms. i have 5pgs already. im hoping to post them sunday if i have time, which i should cuz my husband IS GOING PAINTBALLING WHILE I SIT AT HOME WITH THE KIDS. me & the loves will make our own fun without him. stupid head. =P if i do miss you in all my packing hysteria let me wish a happy mothers day to every mama out there & an even happier birth mothers day on monday. (i dont know if its offically but it always has been for me.)
sleep tight dear bloggers. i know i will.
xo K