300

A few years ago I took Sarah to see the movie 300. We loved it. Super loved it! Now she was I think eleven or twelve years old.

So there is the great scene where all these half dressed Spartans are about to go for a "walk" The scene has their muscular abs brimming in glory. If you've seen the movie... you know what I'm talking about.

My beautiful little Sarah leans into me and whispers "Their all 8-packs, not a 6-pack among them."

Now I'm not saying I'm dense... but this is not what I'm expecting from my young daughter. So in my mind I'm thinking... "beer???" then a split second later I grasp what she said... and the fact she said it.

Seriously... I turn and look at her and look back to the movie thinking, my girl must like muscles.

So the movie is over and we both are pumped up. We walked to the movie so now we are walking home. I turn to her and say the line, "This is madness!" Which in turn she says, "MADNESS??? THIS IS SPARTA!!" Then kicks her foot up in the air as if kicking the guy in the endless pit. We walk several feet and I turn to her and we do this all over again the whole way home. No worries no one saw us it was late at night.

The next morning I'm at work and I call home... she answers the phone.. "Hello?" I say, "This is madness!" I hear her giggle then she says, "MADNESS??? THIS IS SPARTA!!"

Honor Roll

I'm very proud of Sarah she is an exceptional student. Since she was a small child she has this commitment to doing well. It's amazing. Each day she would come home and start her homework and I never had to tell her to do it. She no longer does it right away now that she is a teen, but I never have to tell her to get it done.

She has been on Honor roll each semester since Honor Roll began in either second or third grade. Not once has she come off it and I must say it is all her. She does the work and if she gets a C on a midterm grade it is her that brings it up to a B or even an A. Last year she received straight A's on one report card. Amazing!

Now that she is getting close to graduating 8th grade she is still growing strong in academics. When she talks about going into forensic science and all that goes with it. I just smile and tell her I'm glad it's her and not me!

I know whatever she decides to do, she will do it well.

This Blog

I'm always telling friends and family about my life with Sarah. Most of the time the stories are quite funny.

I'm truly blessed to have such a great relationship with Sarah. She's a great kid and an absolute wonderful person. Even if her new name is death. :)

I'm sharing this blog for my family and friends and for her older sister and brother who live 1300 miles away from us.