How the Girlz Work (Lulu)

*disclaimer - ok girlz...I had a sappy moment today so if your not in the mood for sappy don't read!
I was talking to a friend of mine today about all the stuff us girlz have done this week....or have yet to do...when she said "How do you girls do it" At first I thought she was asking how we do all this hectic stuff. I was quickly corrected and she asked "No, I mean how do you get together all the time and not kill each other?" I discovered it really wasn't easy to put into words just how we work. So I did the best I could to describe "us" and what each girl brings to our little group.

Let me start with Zaad (Sarah) since I have known her the longest out of the 3 girlz. I met Sarah when I moved into my house. Emerson hadn't come home from the hospital yet and I was pregnant with the little gray hair. It was as simple of a meeting as it could get. I was outside and noticed her outside as well. I simply asked "Are you the one that just had the baby?" And the rest is history. I spent quite a bit of time holding Emerson on my pregnant belly after that.

Zaad has an amazing sense of humor and wit. She is very artsy fartsy and I love that cuz I enjoy the arts. She is also brutally honest. You never have to wonder what she says behind your back cuz if she's got a problem with something she will let ya know. And that is a good thing. No matter where life takes her she holds on to that wit and humor. And of the 3 of them she is probably the closest to me when it comes to being emotional. (Although I think most of the time I hold the crown on that one...I cry at Disney movies for goodness gracious!) I am very proud of her for becoming more independent and realizing she is stronger than she has realized in the past.

Not long after meeting Zaad, she introduced me to Bex. If I remember correctly I had already had Lea and she was still pregnant for Mitchell. Thats when the sisterhood began. We spent a lot of time scrapbooking and enjoying time together with the kids. They quickly made me feel like I was a part of their family. As I recall, when they introduced me to their parents they introduced them as mom and dad. I didn't even know their names for a long time.

Bex is amazing. She is the only person I know that can do all of the things she does without having to be committed to an insane asylum. She is very driven and goes after what she wants in life. I often wish I could be that focused. And even with a schedule that no one else would want, she still finds time for her family and us girlz. I dont think there have been very many times that she wasnt available when I needed her. Biggest thing of all is that even with all the serious stuff she has going on in her life she always remembers to laugh. I often think that it has trickled down to her children because both of them have infectious laughs. She is also a very good listener. She knows that sometimes I just need to vent. I don't need advice or lectures....just an ear.

I met Tink when my little gray hair was in her second year of preschool and her oldest was in Lea's class. Julie was a shy little girl who clung to my lap every day (you would never know it today!!!) We hit it off pretty quickly. Our girls became best friends and were in the same class for several years in a row. Tink knows how to have fun. It doesnt matter if you are at the bar or freezing selling girl scout cookies....she can make any event fun. She also has a serious side to her that most people dont often get to see. When we talk she is very understanding and gives really good advice when I need it. I also think she is very strong. It takes a lot to make that girl cry. (Her and Bex are pretty much twins in that one). It is so hard to believe that is was less than a year ago that she became part of the sisterhood. It just feels like it has always been that way.

All 3 of them also share this in common.....They never judge. Plain and simple. Our friendship is unconditional. And just like their kids are like my own.....I know that my kids are theirs. We pretty much parent the same. And we can all see our own faults and accept them!