I Have a 13 Year Old!

It may be late but it's better late than never! My Midge has officially turned 13. A teenager. 

Its mad to think I've kept this being, this wonderful, caring, sensitive and truly unique being alive and well for 13 years! 

Over her 13 years already she has moved 12 different times, gained step siblings and half siblings, moved away from family to set up a new life with her brother and I, had to settle into a blended family, start several different schools and has now settled into year 8 in this rather bizarre year.

But she's amazing. Theres just the right amount of sass with our Midge. She is kind and generous and has more patience with her brothers than I've ever had with my siblings! 

I was determined to make this birthday as special as possible despite all this lockdown crap. I've never bought a cake before but I came across Cakes Against the Grain on facebook and found a lovely dairy and gluten free cake baker who made the most gorgeous cake for her.

It was hard to find gifts as shes right after Christmas but there was a few things we could get her such as false nails which she has got into recently, nail polishes, pots for all her make up brushes, art bits for her continuing love of art and she wanted a flag and badge of the colours that represent the bisexual community (another new development which we are more than happy about!) 

The boys went mad with balloons but were really well behaved. We have to have very low key birthdays here now but we put up banners and had her dinner of choice, a picky buffet tea. The girl loves her beige!

I'm so excited to see the future for Midge. At the moment she works well in school; her favourite subjects are art, religious studies and geography. She wants to be a paramedic and do something arty too (at the moment) as long as shes happy, as long as all of them are happy, I couldn't ask for more.

Welcome to the teen years Midge!