We cannot seem to find a birthday gift to mark Katie's 11th birthday today. Usually we have some special something stowed away weeks before the big day rolls around. Not this year. We have followed several rabbit trails in hopes of finding just the right gift to mark this birthday, but each time we find ourselves waiting.We went to pick up an acoustic guitar per Katie's wildest dreams wish list, but the guitar in question turned out to be perfect for Erin instead. Sooo... Don is now teaching Erin how to play guitar, and himself how to teach someone beginning lessons. (I think that's great. Really.) I loved watching the two of them sitting together with Don challenging Little Bit to repeat the motions and resulting sounds. I will love it even more tomorrow.
Because right now, I am facing the expectations of my Katie that her parents will present her with a pretty near perfect gift which we don't have yet. We do not have it, because we do not know what "it" is yet. Everything that we have looked at seems to have a "Wait." or "Not this one." message for us. Today is her birthday. Surely, it is past time to be waiting?!
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Don was a very good and patient teacher of me, too (French Horn, not guitar), so it warms my heart to see that. (Also, at a glance, it looks like Don is missing the bottom of his right leg - lost that on in Nam, huh?) You'll find a wonderful gift, no doubt... if you achieve "perfect" for a teenage girl, I will consider you a miracle worker! :)
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