Yesterday was my oldest babies Birthday, and yes you guessed it, she is now 13.  I can hardly believe i am the mother of a teenager, i just feel so old....lol...

Louise had a good Birthday though. She got some new clothes, which she was despereately in need of.... Some nice new perfume and bath oils.... A new school bag....Boots....Books....A work station for her bedroom....And mommy made her a Birthday cake with a little help from her younger sisters and brother. I really enjoy making the kids birthday cakes. We made Louise a mummy since she is an Ancient Egypt enthusiast. (that has nothing to do with me...lol...) Two of her Birthday books were on Ancient Egypt aswell so she was a very happy bunny. I might just borrow them off her if i get a chance. One is a history of Ancielnt Egypt and the other is to teach yourself how to read Hieroglyphs. We can both read a few of the symbols in the Ancient Texts but it would be great to be able to read them all.  Louise's passion for Egypt started when she was very young and she would now like to study archaeology specializing in Egyptology.

Today has been a nightmare.....We woke this morning to more snow which was quite unexpected. The roads this morning were total chaos as the snow took us a bit by surprise. Accidents all over the city caused many roads to be shut or had tailbacks for miles. Luckily the roads have cleared a little now. It has rained for much of the day so the snow is now just a slushy mess. It has been so cold and i really didn't want to go outside. I am in for the day now though so i can finally warm myself up and keep my poor little feet dry.

My head has been itching like crazy today. I have had to put my wooly hat on to go out and i certainly don't think that has helped matters. On the whole my urges are diminishing which is such a relief. They have been terribly hard to deal with for ages now. I think Louise's Birthday has improved my general feeling of well being despite making me feel old. I feel really proud that she is doing so well at school and growing into a such a nice young lady. I do still think of her as my little girl, and probably always will, but i also recognise that she is growing up. She looked like a mini adult with her new clothes on yesterday rather than the little girl i would like her to be....lol....

Well this older, and wiser, lady has hungry children to feed....Till next time

Take care of yourselves

Love and peace,

Michelle