Today was a proud mom day. We have an invention fair every year at our school. Devin participated in it, placing every year, for the last 3 years. This was Gwynn's first year. Her invention was a hoot...insulated ear covers to keep your ears cool when you dry your hair. She named them "Cool Earz," created a killer display board, whipped up her salesperson magic, and went and won FIRST PRIZE today! She goes on, now, to a bi-school competition, and I couldn't be more proud of her. It is funny, working in the same school with your own children, and stressful at times. You have to be careful to be a mom, but to also stay out of their business and let them have their own school experience. But today, when her name was announced, I snuck across the hall to poke my head in her room to say "HOLY WOW!" She saw me, and came running full tilt. She just about crushed me! I gave her a hug and a kiss, told her I was proud, and then we each went back to our days.

After school, because you know, life never stops for minute, we zipped home, grabbed her piano books and headed off to lessons. I knew she hadn't practiced too much as we had the busiest of weekends, but she had done enough to hold her own. When she came out of lessons and hopped in the van, immediately she said, "Mom, I have SO MUCH CONFIDENCE from winning today!" It was all I could do to not pull the van over and jump back there and hug her again. We don't win all the time, and that is certainly an important lesson to learn in life too, but today, she did, we did, and it was truly a great day.