Another year older...

well not just yet; I have 2 more hours before it becomes official!  But the 9 yr old is now the 10 yr old and I can hardly believe it; who would have thought 10 years would fly by so quickly, or that I would feel as muddled now by motherhood as I did then!  Certainty, in motherhood, I have decided is not an option; but hope is.  I hope the 10 yr old is as happy with her mother as her mother is with her.  She can have her moments, and there's work still to be done, but looking at her this weekend I could just burst with pride - not a bad birthday present at all!