I'm excited by the choices made for katy and kimber's xmas gifts. We had a budget for all 4 kids...decided to spend the same amount on them, only fair, right? Ben is driving now and needed a new set of tires, Alex is 14 and wanted a gift certificate to a sporting goods store....So, they got those gifts and then some other dorky gifts (wallets, candy, space invader games, polo type shirts). It's always easier for me to buy for the girls since I'm with them so much more. Kimber is finally wanting makeup, katy kept flip flopping from a guitar..then an ELECTRIC guitar...I'm sorry, but I just can't believe that, a camera, etc...Kimber...hmm...I don't even remember what she flipped flopped for...she likes money and asked for gift certificates but honestly, I really wanted to BUY something for her. So, we decided on a digital camera for katy and a sewing machine for kimber. It's been so fun to see how much they're loving their gifts. Katy is the queen of self portrait photos...(I snagged this one from her file...good thing she never peeks in here). When I went to find a pic of her, there were only 7 million to choose from. :) I also snagged this picture of Lily that she took last night when my pup and I were cuddled in, watching tv.
Kimber has been the sewing princess since christmas day. We dug through my fabric and she found some....actually chose an old tshirt that she wanted to turn into a pillow. That was project #1. She was so dying for some fun things to make that I directed her to some websites that are way fun...artists who make fun, monster type dolls....take a peek....peg-leg island, uglydolls.com, my paper crane. She saw these and just freaked! The new 11 yr old doll artist began whipping out imaginary dolls left and right. We went to the fabric store with her xmas money and she bought a fourth a yard of a million different fabrics...good thing there were lots of after xmas sales with $1 a yard fabrics!
We talked about making her a page on my site to sell her dolls...(she's very much the money maker, takes after her mom)
She made about 6 or so fun dolls in about two days and then had an overnight with her dad and his fiance. She was so excited to go over and show them what she'd been making. She took along a bag of fabric, her sewing stuff and machine. The next day, katy and I ran some errands and she told me that her dad's gfriend went nuts over kimber's dolls. I am sorry to say that on hearing this, the red flags went up...way up. I'm not sure if you were around when all hell broke loose awhile back. I had this fear that suddenly, this wouldn't be kimber's new fun venture...it would become girlfriends new fun venture.
Kem thinks I should talk to kimber's dad, plant a little seed in his ear about protecting kimber from being burned...I haven't. I haven't said anything to kimber either and won't...unless she gets burned. She's just my babe and I don't want anyone making her feel the way they made me feel. oxox
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