- Visit a fancy spa for manicures. Let her pick any color she wants even if it’s sparkly fire engine red and called “Don’t toy with me.”
- Head to a fancy grocery store and pick out a fun dessert (chocolate lava cake) and her favorite ice cream (mint chocolate chip).
- Go out to a restaurant for dinner (Baxter’s), let her take pictures with her own camera there to remember the event even if it’s embarrassing, and let her order whatever she wants (chicken and fries…as usual).
- Walk to the local bead store, admire all the sparkly gems, let her pick out a few (about 10) and pay too much for them ($5 for tiny beads…okay, they are real crystals…is that really any different than sparkly glass?)
- Go home and make sparkly charms and put them on a silver necklace. (Okay, I take back what I wrote about the beads. They look pretty darn cool on that necklace. I have already asked to borrow it.)
- Put her in a jacuzzi bath with loads of bubbles.
- Put on matching pajamas.
- Get into bed with our dessert, turn out the lights, and watch the Tinkerbell movie. (I was not excited about this movie and thought I’d zone out for it. But, it actually has a decent message and I found myself totally identifying with Tinkerbell with her major character flaw of unrelenting standards. Scary.)
- Read a little bit — a combo of Little Critter and a commentary on Genesis for my Bible study.
- Turn out the lights and go to sleep at 9pm.
- Wake up together at 7:30 and enjoy a relaxing morning which includes watching some of the movie again.
- Dress in matching outfits for church and head to the muffin store. Let her order the biggest, most unhealthy muffin there is (double chocolate—who am I kidding? Was my pumpkin cheese any better?)
- Go to church and worship together.
- Head home, play some computer games together, finish watching the movie for the second time, eat dinner leftovers for lunch, and joyfully welcome your boys home from camping.
