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Some Days She Gives Me A Smile...

By: thatguy1970
Written on May 15th, 2012
... even when she is not around.  I dropped my 8 year old daughter off at school this morning.  When I got back to the house, I walked into her room to retrieve a rental DVD that needed to be returned.  On her desk, I found a to-do list she had made for an upcoming sleep over.  I sat there reading it and the biggest smile came over my face.  Then I chuckled at her nature.  She is planning to have fun.  I love that about her. :)

My favorite is #9.  "When all clear, have pillow fight".  lol

 
By: thatguy1970
Age: 41-45 , Male
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    angeling
    angeling

    That is the single most sweeeetest thing i have read in the past few days :)

    And the writer wasn't even aiming for that :)

    U are a lucky man :)

    May 27, 2012
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      thatguy1970
      thatguy1970

      Thanks for your comment. The fact that she wrote it in private makes it all the more sweet. :)

      May 27, 2012
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    AlmostAristotle
    AlmostAristotle

    I envy you your beautiful clever young daughter.

    May 20, 2012
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      thatguy1970
      thatguy1970

      Thank you, ari. I envy her too, her youth- her vibrant personality. She's a joy. :)

      May 21, 2012
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    2011A
    2011A

    Sweet! Keep these little notes, thatguy! I have letters to Santa from my son. And so many little things. We both delight in reading these now. Little snippets of life and wisdom like snapshots in time. Delightful! Keep these coming, please.

    May 19, 2012
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    Quintesse
    Quintesse

    Mine used to be forever making to-do lists too, and I have saved some of them. Like you have found, the ones designed for play dates are especially amusing. She would write things like, "look in magazines for pictures of cute clothes" and "talk about boys" and my favorite, "Ask the tooth fairy for some money."

    I love kids. Yours sounds adorable.

    May 15, 2012
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      thatguy1970
      thatguy1970

      Thank you. I think their innocence adds to the "aww" factor. :)

      May 15, 2012
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      Quintesse
      Quintesse

      Exactly. They have to make lists so they don't forget anything--not a minute wasted during the all-important sleepover. Very cute.

      May 16, 2012
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    StellaDiBellezza
    StellaDiBellezza

    This cracked me up big time, lol. I think I'm partial to #6 "do whatever." Gotta love when you plan to just do whatever :).

    May 15, 2012
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      thatguy1970
      thatguy1970

      Gives her some flexibility I suppose..

      May 15, 2012
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    sierra33
    sierra33

    Awww, this is sooooo cute! After all that fun she even plans to "PASS OUT" Gotta love a little kid with such TOTAL forethought!! :D

    May 15, 2012
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      thatguy1970
      thatguy1970

      lol. I thought that was cute too. :)

      May 15, 2012
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    papri
    papri

    Cute list...and sounds great!

    I think...children one among the best gift God gives us :)

    May 15, 2012
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      thatguy1970
      thatguy1970

      Agreed!

      May 15, 2012
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    myheartswords
    myheartswords

    The innocence of our children is the best gift. They make us stop for a moment and rethink life. When was the last time any of us had a pillow fight? And why has it been so long? Is it because we live in a life that we never find a moment that is "all clear"?



    My wish for everyone today is to find the all clear, and happily whop the snot out of someone with a pillow. And then fall blissfully into bed. And remember why we fell in love in the first place.



    God bless our children!!!!!

    May 15, 2012
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      thatguy1970
      thatguy1970

      What a sweet comment. Yes, let's find our "all clear" moment today. What a great observation. :):)

      May 15, 2012
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