Meg

Meg came home from Olivia's yesterday morning with a great story to tell.  She said that they were outside after the football game playing.  It was around 11 p.m. and they were having an awesome time, which was highlighted by Olivia's screams.  All of a sudden a big flashlight shone on the group and everyone went silent.  The police had been on a call at a home nearby when they heard the screaming.  They thought that they would check to make sure that everyone was ok.  Meg, of course, spoke right up to let them know that they were in a heated game of kick the can and all was well.  The police explained that they wouldn't be doing their job if they didn't check and for the girls to continue on (maybe a little quieter, however.)

I laughed when Meg told me this story.  We have had the girls are at our home several times and yes, they can get quite loud.  I was proud of Meg, however, when she said that everyone else froze and she had to be the spokesman for the group.  It takes courage to speak up in those situations and not be intimated.  It proves to me that Meg is capable of asking for help when it is needed and respectful of those in a position of authority.

Meg also got a chance to show that she is a leader today at mass.  The middle school was in charge of the readings and Meg was the first one to volunteer to be a lector.  Her reading was challenging with a few tough names to pronounce.  She did a wonderful job.  The art of public speaking is an important one, and I am glad that she is learning that skill early.

As Meg hung out with Brooklyn and Avery this afternoon, I thought of how much she has grown up in the last year or so.  I loved the little girly girl that she started out as, and I enjoyed the tomboy age.  This new stage of her young teenage life, however, is a lot of fun.  I can't wait to see where life takes her!