Dear Diary,

I loved this afternoon, just me and Sydney. It was nice to be alone together and to see her get excited about school shopping! She usually resists going shopping with me, knowing how slow I am, but today she wanted to join me to exchange some of her new school clothes that didn't fit. I was so happy that she loved her new outfits (she willingly gave me a back-to-school fashion show when I brought them home!) and that she wanted to go today, so I spoiled her! We found an apple watch, a pink heart necklace, and a Hello Kitty lock & key diary, that she loves the idea of. The whole way home she told me of the secret stories, poems, drawings, and anything else, that she'll write in there.

I got all crazy mushy about the pink heart necklace in the store. I put it on her and said, ...so you can take me to school with you around your neck, so you'll remember all day that I love you, so you can hold it any time you feel lonely or homesick...
Then she asked, worriedly, well, how long am I going to have to stay there?!

After our fun day of mommy-daughter bonding, we picked up Jack and went to see Mamma Mia! Chad and Allie were sick and had to stay home. I thought the kids would like it, but no, they loooooooooved it! When Chad asked Jack if he liked it, he goes:
I LOVED it! My favorite was the silly mommies and daddies dancing. It was about a Mamma Mia who dances with her prince Sam.
But mostly, I think he loved the skittles and popcorn.

Sydney told me on the way home that she doesn't want a Hannah Montana room anymore. She wants a Mamma Mia room. And she couldn't wait to get home and write all about it in her new diary.


The new journal keeper! And the little brother,
always there, almost always with food on his face.


First entry:
Tonight I saw Mamma Mia!
I (heart) these songs.


Honey Honey
Thank You For The Music
My Last Summer

I can't even believe she is old enough to keep a diary! I'm going to keep it forever. Her very first diary!! (I kept calling it this because I like the word diary, but she told me she wants to call it a journal.) And she says she's keeping it locked!