Blissity

My Olivia is a star. She is an 11 year old beauty with a big voice, easy laugh and a healthy desire to please. I say "healthy" because she has never been the child to complete a gymnastics routine on the balance beam and scan the room looking to meet my gaze, or to pick an outfit out at the store and only want it if I like it, or to decorate her room just so even though her fashionista sister and I may disapprove of her choices. 


There was a time when I would have said Olivia had very little desire to please and at times that was infuriating to me because she often played a bit too much by her own rule book.


Thankfully the "I got this, don't tell me what to do" attitude is history.


And here's proof.


For the first time in her entire school life she welcomed my thoughts and assistance on the design of a major class project. 


We went to the store and picked out the items together (happily), laid them out and discussed ideas (happily) and brought them to life (happily).


Here Olivia (and I!) are seen beaming upon completion of the project. 

Her grade? A+ 


Truth be told, she did all of the research, created the gas mask model (and easily allowed her papa's advice there, too!) and gave an awesome presentation at Knowledge Night.  So while working together on the "look" of the class project was a breakthrough the credit absolutely positively should all go to her.