Miranda (wearing Princess Rose from the 2009 Fall/Winter Collection) is too excited for her date with Daddy.
I’ve been waiting to see Disney’s The Princess and the Frog with Miranda. I mean… WAITING with ANTICIPATION!!! So when the movie came out, guess who decided to take her instead? Her Daddy!
“It’s not fair. I want to take her!!!!” (Of course, I have to whine.)
“You just took her to see A Christmas Carol.”
“Yeah, but that movie wasn’t really for girls, and it was the only movie playing in the theater that was rated PG.”
“I haven’t been to the movies in a long time and I want to take Miranda.”
“Fine. You go. But I’m warning you. It’s a girl movie.”
After my little tantrum, I’ve accepted that it was okay for them to go. I’ll just catch it on Netflix. It will be a nice treat for Miranda, AND it’s true… Daddy and Daughter haven’t done anything together (just the two of them) in a while. Besides, I needed to go Christmas shopping for Miranda anyway.
“Miranda, promise me that you won’t tell me the ending, okay?”
“Okay, Mommy. But, why can’t you take me to see it again?”
“Because the next time you’ll want to go the movies, you’ll probably want to see a different movie, like Alvin and the Chipmunks.”
“THE SQUEAKQUEL!!!! All the single ladies… all the single ladies…”
When they came home, Miranda was so happy and excited. “Mommy, Mommy! Guess what?”
“Remember… Don’t tell me the ending.”
“I’m not. I just want to tell you my favorite part!!!”
“Okay. What’s your favorite part?”
“Daddy fell asleep!”
“WHAT?!” glaring at Daddy. “I told you it was a chic-flick.”
“It was only for a short while during the boring part.”
“Hmmmmm…”
We know there are many organizations throughout the world that work tirelessly year round, but especially so during the holidays, to bring a sense of hope and good will to those in need. For many years, le•top has worked with one such group in our area. Attorneys For Children is a self-funded group of volunteer attorneys who become very industrious elves from August through January. They hone gift lists for shelters and other organizations that serve the homeless and indigent. They make early morning runs to purchase toys and other gifts, then sort and bag them, and then distribute the gifts late into the night, close to Christmas. They do this to ensure that homeless children have at least one new gift to open during the holiday season, and just as importantly, to let children in shelters (or otherwise in need) know that the community values them and has faith in their futures. 
Last week I took my daughter to see Santa Claus at the mall and get our annual photo. This is the first year she talked his ear off about how we had to go to different stores, and try on different dresses, and how she had to find the perfect dress to wear with her red, sparkly shoes. I never thought she had an obsession with fashion.
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