Ciara+permit=proud parents

So Ciara got her permit on Friday. Passed the test with a 91%. We were so proud of her. I'll always remember that look on her face when she came out of the testing area. She was so excited. Especially since she failed the first time. She only failed though because while she studied the driver's guide, she only study the areas about driving, not the whole book. She figured that she didn't need to know about the other things. LOL. Well she learned that lesson the hard way. So she came home and studied the whole book. And passed. I am amazed, though, at the info she retained. She is so very smart. Her dad and I are so very proud of her accomplishment and can't wait for the next one.

My Mother's Daughter

This is a new poem I just wrote a few days ago. I wrote it for all my girls, but it's in reference to something Kateisha wrote. She's being used, manipulated, and controlled by someone who just doesn't care how her actions affect the children.


I am my mother's daughter,
My father's daughter as well.
One of two parts
Complete, whole
Never to be denied or forgotten.

I am my mother's daughter,
My father's daughter as well.
An individual
With beliefs all my own.
Past, present, future intertwined.

I am my mother's daughter,
My father's daughter as well.
With a heart full of love
For the one's who created me
And for the one's who came along.