Things Are Not Always As They Seem

I was talking with a friend the other day. She was telling me that it's funny, she feels like she is cool, and hip, and cute and not really any different than she did 10 years ago. Then she will catch a reflection of herself in a store window or something and think "Oh shoot, I do look like a 34-year-old mother of five." (which isn't a really bad thing). This does seem to be the way life goes.

I was with my kids at a friends house the other day. We were eating lunch and the kids were playing. The little girls were putting play make-up on eachother. One of the four-year-olds wanted to put some on Kali. She did a decent job for a four-year-old. But then Kali got into the makeup and added some touches of her own. When she came out of the bedroom we were all saying, "Wow Kali, you look so pretty." Kali loved it and would smile at each of the mothers.




When we were ready to leave I took Kali into the bathroom to see how she looked. This was her response when she looked in the mirror.



Kind of how I feel sometimes!