It's so hard to believe that Gwen turned 17! Her birthday fell on a Tuesday (the same day of the week that she was born). Unfortunately, she had school and work so we celebrated it on Saturday. Another unfortunate event is that two of her closest friends have recently moved away. We had a birthday breakfast for her on the 2nd with Crepes etc. Then her birthday dinner on Saturday, the 10th. She was sick with a fever most of the day, but we still managed to celebrate. She wasn't too sick to enjoy a family dinner and dessert.
Some things we love about 17-year-old Gwenny!
- She is really becoming quite the musician. She is playing some songs on the piano that I wasn't able to play until I was in my 20's. She hears a song that she likes and decides she wants to play it and in no time, she's got it down! Right now, she's preparing for Junior Festival with the songs: Prelude No.1 by George Gershwin, and Golliwog's Cakewalk by Claude Debussy.
- In addition to piano, she leads the music in church every Sunday and she has been having fun participating in her choir at school.
- She has become the family photographer with her new Christmas present of a Canon camera. She learned some skills while she was at SECTA and has quite the eye.
- She takes her seminary and schoolwork very seriously. She is an amazing student and thus, very intelligent and educated. I love her sense of humor and will often hear her sharing new vocabulary words that she learns just for fun.
- She is my buddy at home and I find myself just trying to enjoy every minute with her because when it's time for her to leave, I will be without an advocate and one of my best friends!
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