being in the moment ~ a personal goal
my little girl ~ halloween 2007 I took this photo of my 7 yr old baby girl just before she left the house for trick-or-treating with her dad. She looked AMAZING. We had stuffed a ball of black mohair yarn underneath her teased hair. I had drawn tattoos up and down her arms. Her eyeliner was exaggerated and spot-on. She was SO excited! She loved Amy Winehouse's music. Even my little son (then only 2 1/2 and only speaking sign language at the time), knew how and exactly WHEN to sign, 'No, No, No' from Winehouse's Rehab song. We didn't even THINK about her receiving any negative back-lash for her costume. Amy Winehouse was so frickin talented that I suppose we didn't question her struggle with addiction. Why should we? What did that have to do with her incredible voice, beautiful songs, and unique look? But when they came home that night, my little girl was confused, upset, and a little embarrassed. It turned out that a woman had refused to give