Grown up girlies

well, i am once again inspired by the most inspirational little dumplings in my life. Pip has become somewhat scared of too many things in life. Eva takes great joy in describing a scenario usually involving foxes/ forests/ nightime/ you get the drift, and it leads to pip being so scared she doesn't want to sleep in her own bed. Pip has been recently asking to sleep up at Nana's."sure" I say, Pip replies, "but with you too". Meanwhile Eva blissfully unawares of the grumpy comments from Daddy when he heads to bed, and the extensive discussions about the forest in the lead up to bed, bribing, lying… Just pleeease get into bed…… This brings up the late night musings of why Pip is so sensitive. I have concluded that Pip seems to like all her ducks in a row. She doesn't like the fact she can't see whats in the forest. She finished a weeks worth of homework by Tuesday this week. Her room is a collection of things categorised into a million boxes. Then onto my second favourite musing, how will this translate to her as an adult woman? a skill that requires managing the detail??? Ahhhh, and to the sister. The older sister that treads a fine line of love and hate with her baby sister. I am often caught out taking Pips side; should the older know better, or because I was the baby sister… either way I feel bad when it happens. Eva is the queen of pranksters at the moment. I think she even has a prankster book in her room somewhere. Plastic cockroach on my pillow. Batteries pulled out of steve mouse. I'm impressed, she's very consistent. I can also admire Eva's oversight of the detail. She is most comfortable in her black wolf t-shirt, bermuda shorts from the boys department and black leather high tops, her crowning head of amazing hair defying any boyishness. Or maybe her dainty heart shaped face… ok I am distracted.. What type of adult woman is hinting at us behind those freckles? A big picture player like her dad? Sooo creative in life. I don't think she realises that yet and pray she doesn't become the frustrated artist like a few other women in my family.