Reignah Joy said…what?
When my daughter Reignah Joy was born she came out screaming…she was this little peanut, just gorgeous; with great big lungs. I remember the day like it was yesterday. When we had to stay a few days in the hospital with her birth-mother Reignah was such a quiet content baby. She laid on Tim’s chest so peacefully. I remember thinking she was going to be quiet and a lot like Tim.
Fast forward a few years. Reignah Joy starts talking…the more she learns to talk the more I realize she is not a quiet child and not like Tim at all. Yes, she has a very tender spirit which is so true of her daddy. However, she is a full blown spunky, sure of herself, tells you like it is and holds nothing back, honest, rock-on kind of kid.
My birthday was in January and Reignah Joy asked me how old I was. Being the way cool mom that I am and being a bit naughty and, well… bad… said thirty. (yes, I lied) I am actually forty-one, Reignah Joy actually exclaimed I was smoking hot. Woah…I like this kid. She seems to have a fetish with this. So she goes to Tim and asks him how old he is and he says thirty-seven. (this is the truth) Men are so honest about this age stuff. She calls him an old man. Gosh I am now loving her to the moon and back now.
This age questioning is now carrying over to the bus driver Mrs. Patterson. The other day she told Mrs “P” my mom is thirty and she is smoking hot. Well first off, Mrs “P” knows I am NOT thirty and she knows Reignah Joy is spunky and has been known to break out into a wild dance hip-hop routine in the morning for all the kids on the bus to pump things up and get the ride to school started. So after multiple days of Reignah telling the bus driver my mom is hot, Mrs. Patterson caves and finally declares to all the kids on the bus she is FIFTY-FIVE. Reignah was like WOAH, thats OLD. Holding nothing back. Reminding her sweet bus driver that is totally in love with our whole family and buses all of our kids since we have moved here.
So today I took all the other kids shopping at Target and of course Reignah is on a roll just cracking jokes and talking about books that she wants to buy when we get to target. Then the age thing starts in. Wanting to know why people get gray hair when they get old and does that mean they are really old? So now I am trying to redirect at this point and get her into the store. We get in there and we are getting books…and she picks up a Junie B Jones book. Reignah Joy is an avid reader and has just turned six on the 19th of March. She reads great. This is a chapter book and a hard book to read but she is determined so we are encouraging her to do it and I tell you what we are in shock at how well she does. (oops just had to brag) Anyhow…we leave Target we are driving home and all of a sudden Reignah Joy SCREAMS really loud “Oh my gosh mommy! Mrs. Patterson is as old as the speed limit sign, not only is she old cause she is 55 but she is also fast!”
I am so going to tell Mrs. Patterson what she said when spring break is over. I love this kid. I love that she has spunk, personality and tenacity. She may need some refining and some fine tuning…BUT I know this little one is strong, she is vivacious and not afraid of anything. God knew she was ours and GOD knew we were hers.
The oddest thing…Tim thinks she is a lot like me??? I am not sure why he thinks that? Hmmmm?
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