Peanut is a high schooler! That seems so crazy to say! She is such an old soul that it feels like she's been a teenager for about five years now which makes me feel like she is just in this never-ending teenager place, but high school means that she only has four more years at home. :'( I know it is going to go so fast. But for now we are just going to enjoy the time we have and make the most of it!
Peanut is so much fun. She has this very quiet, perfectly timed wit that cracks us up at the most unexpected times. She always has something funny to interject into any conversation, but you have to be listening carefully to catch it. She doesn't like repeating herself so if you miss it it's hard to get her to say it again.
She is as creative as ever and constantly drawing, painting, and creating things. I am often finding bits of cardboard an hot glue on the counters from her latest creation. :P But I am amazed at some of the things she makes!
She had a wonderful year in "real" school and did a fabulous job! She got straight A's, made lots of friends, and tried so many new things! Everyone up there loves her just like I knew they would! She played middle school soccer, volleyball, and basketball! I know the volleyball and basketball weren't as easy for her, but she tried hard and made a lot of improvements over the season. She was also a good leader and the coaches often made her the captain of the games and looked to her to lead the others. That was especially true of her Spring soccer season. She and G pretty much led the team since the new coach was inexperienced and happy to let them take over. We are really proud of her and the leadership skills we are seeing come to the fore front!
She did an amazing job with AWANA as well and Mrs. J was often telling me how much she appreciated and relied on Peanut's help with the 1st graders. It was the largest Sparky group and sometimes got a little chaotic but Peanut handled it well and did a great job with them. She participated at an entry level with the youth discipleship program this year. She went to meetings, but didn't go on the mission trip. She did get to work at camp and do staff training and then work 7/8 camp and did a fabulous job from what I hear! She also worked two weeks of VBS this summer and did a wonderful job! We are very proud of her using her talents to serve God!
Drama Club was her other big activity this year, and it was definitely a big one since she got the lead role this year! She did such an amazing job playing the Pirate Queen and it was so fun to watch her months and months of hard work pay off when she was up there on stage. I don't know if any year in the future will be able to top it! I'm already excited to find out what play they are doing next year and what role she will receive!
We saw a store the other day called the Elegant Hippie and thought that fit Peanut well, haha. She loves anything earthy looking, Boho clothes, funky/dangly jewelry, Henna tattoos, bright colored hair, and vintage record albums with music from the 60's and 70's, although to be fair she also like music from the 50's, 80's, 90's, and 2000's as well. She has quite the eclectic taste in music, clothes, and decor. I think it has to do with her artistic creativity. She sees beauty in things other people don't.
20. What do you want for your birthday dinner? Texas Roadhouse
Dear Peanut,
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