Another Year Older–Another Hole In The Head (300/365)

“Mother Nature is providential.  She gives us twelve years to develop a love for our children before turning them into teenagers.”

William Galvin (American, Massachusetts' Secretary of State b 1950)

TIME:  9:04 PM
PLACE:  The Mall
SUBJECT:  DramaQueen & her cartilage piercing

I am officially the parent of a teenager.  *shakes head*  I’m currently in denial.  She wanted her cartilage pierced (among the many other things she had on her wish list) and due to HH’s schedule, it looked like she might have to wait until the day AFTER her birthday to have it done.  It would have been the end of the world if she would have had to wait.  Oh, the agony!  Luckily for her, HH made it home in time for us to drive to the mall before it closed.  She was nervous, but excited to have it done.  My baby is thirteen years old and beautiful.

Girl With A CZ Earring (228/365)

“The most precious jewels are not made of stone, but of flesh.”

Robert Ludlum (American author of 25 thriller novels, 1927–2001)

TIME:  6:58 PM
PLACE:  The Living room
SUBJECT:  StellaDella

Do you see the “bling” in her ears?  StellaDella had them pierced today.  We had planned on doing this back in February on her 5th birthday, but never got around to it.  Today, DramaQueen, SD and I went to the mall to get “skinny jeans” for DQ.  While we were there I asked SD if she still wanted her ears pierced.  She did.  She chose square Cubic Zirconia 14 karat studs.  She was a little nervous and visibly winced when they inserted the posts.  She told me that it did hurt “a little”.  While I was at the cash register completing the transaction, she was running around the store like a crazy monkey, any memory of pain quickly forgotten.  We returned home, where she had to place a phone call to Grandpa and one to Uncle John in California, to inform them - “I got my ears pierced.  They’re bling…diamonds!”