Dear Sayde,

Oh, my sweet Kindergartener, you've reached several milestones this week. Forgetting that you were holding pre-chewed gum in your hand when you started to twirl your hair was a biggy. Thank goodness your Grammy was here to ice that mess down and spend half an hour rescuing one hair at a time from the wad of watermelony madness. I would have cut the whole thing off and then regretted it instantly. After Grammy's help, I only had to cut off one tiny curl, and it blends right in with the layered haircut we gave you after Sweeney Todd Connor took the scissors to you in February. It reminded me of that time (last year) when a brush became inexplicably and irreversibly entangled in the back of my hair. How does this happen to a grown woman? We do not know, but thank goodness my mom was there to rescue me, hair by hair; because after 30 seconds of reaching back to disentangle myself, the blood was drained from my arms, I was spouting various colorful phrases, and was ready to cut my own hair off and regret it instantly.

You also received your first marriage proposal. Apparently, a boy in your Kindergarten class liked your bracelet so much that it inspired him to ask for your hand. Which reminds me, we're sending you to live at a convent next week. I hope you like it there.

You've also agreed for the first time since you learned how to talk, not to be a Princess for Halloween. Wow, this is a big one. You decided instead to go with the leopard printed kitty (after some major talking up about how awesome that leopard kitty is from Mommy). This is a major step for you. While the leopard leotard could be viewed as a bit grown up for a 5 year old, I would be willing to let you knock on my neighbors' doors dressed as Dita Von Teese as long as it's not another Disney princess. So, while you sprint across front lawns dressed as leopard kitty with your little brother, Optimus Prime, I will be gloating in my victory (until it dawns on me that you probably outgrew Disney Princesses all on your own, but set it up so that I thought it was my idea to let you be leopard kitty, when really you had your heart set on leopard kitty all along.) Hmmm, the force is strong with this one. That little boy in your class has no idea what he is getting into.





I love you, leopard kitty.
Love,
Mommy