I cannot believe it is 12 years for Madison. Somehow 12 seems much older than 11 to me. I’m not sure why. 6th grade seemed older than 5th grade, too. I am sure 7th grade will feel ridiculously old! Time flies.
This year’s birthday celebration was a bit weird. Madison tested positive for COVID on the 25th, which meant she was quarantined until January 5th. BUT then CDC changed their guidelines during that time, and she really only had to quarantine until the 31st and then wear a mask for 5 more days. So, that was a great birthday present.
Pre-Christmas break, her friends as school decorated her locker. They had done this for other birthdays, but I figured with hers being over break it wouldn’t happen. But it did, which I thought was very kind of them. She has a good group right now. I hope they continue to support one another and be good to each other. Growing up a girl can get a bit tricky sometimes with friendships.
A few fun things happened on her birthday….
Ellie had me arrange for a surprise Google Meet birthday party for Madison with some of her friends. So, I sent out the link and invited four friends. One was not able to make it; one dropped off an actual present for her to open, which was unnecessary, but thoughtful. Ellie had made a fun game for them to play together where she would ask a question (What is Madison’s favorite color?). Then, each person would write their answer on their whiteboard and Madison would write her answer. They would then reveal their answers to see who knew Madison. I told Ellie to only start with 10 of the 20 questions she came up with because I didn't know if they would get bored, but they wanted to do all of them. It was a fun time!
We went to the theater for the first time since before the pandemic. It was great. We settled in with popcorn in the reclining seats and enjoyed Sing 2. Even Jeremy enjoyed it when he was surprised by the one character whose voice was performed by Bono, lead singer of U2 – one of his favorite bands.
For supper, she chose to have lasagna and breadsticks (a replacement for Olive Garden). Jen and Arturo were staying with us; Arturo had tested positive for COVID as well. So, we had them here to celebrate, and we invited Gloria over, too. We ate a bit separated since we were unmasked just to be a little cautious.
Then, we had Larry Mast’s angel food cake from the Thanksgiving day auction topped with spoon dip – first time I ever made it!
She blew her candles out – all 12 of them – on a singular piece of cake. It was pretty spectacular!!
She opened a gift from Grandma Y.
Then, everyone stayed to play Cranium and ring in the new year.
Well, Madison got tired and read instead of played. And Pepper just gave up.
I look forward to see what this next year brings for her as she ends 6th grade and begins 7th grade. It will open up new doors at school – sports and clubs and dances. I pray that she will continue to stay true to what she knows is right, that she has a heart that loves others (even ones that are hard to love), that she continues to work hard, be curious, and try new things.
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