- In October, she completed her Girl Scout Silver Award project, which was a Martial Arts Seminar for younger Girl Scouts.
- In November, she earned her second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
- In December, she turned 13 and had her Bat Mitzvah (all of our children have had one, even before we came into Hebraic Roots).
- In January, she was recognized for doing over 100 hours of community service in 2012.
- In January, she and her competitive theater team won first place at the regional NHD competition.
- In January/February she became the third top Girl Scout cookie seller in her troop.
- In March, she was commended for having the most community service stars on her American Heritage Girl sash.
- She has earned badges in both Girl Scouts and American Heritage Girls.
- In May, her competitive theater team won first place at the state NHD competition and now has an opportunity to compete nationally in Washington, D.C.
- In May, she promoted to C/SrA in Civil Air Patrol.
My other children are very competitive as well (I'm sure they get that from their father, LOL) but honestly, this was the child that I expected the least from because, well, she's "the baby." I am being dragged, kicking and screaming, into her young womanhood.
So, before this summer is out, I really need to complete our "trophy" wall. Techno Teen also earned his Mitchell Award in Civil Air Patrol this year as well.
The down side to all this success is that Princess Butterfly has also suffered some stress-related health issues in this past year due to all of this "stuff." Are ANY of these achievements worth her health? NO!
After doing some research, we have learned of some supplements for her to take that are helping to resolve the problem. B-Complex of course, but I had just happened to stumble across an article that mentioned the benefits of NAC (N-acetyl cysteine) for her particular issue as well.
It should go without saying that we also "discovered" that increasing her fitness level also helped to resolve the problem. When we stopped exercising regularly again, the problem showed back up. Now that most of our extracurriculars are over for the year, we will work to develop a fitness plan that we can do consistently and when fall rolls around again, not allow anything to replace that block of time that is dedicated to exercise.
Part of the reason I am blogging again is because it gives me a visual of my priorities, which this past school year have been WAY out of whack. I hope my "thinking out loud" will be a way for me to pull it all together over the summer so next school year will be better than this one.
The down side to all this success is that Princess Butterfly has also suffered some stress-related health issues in this past year due to all of this "stuff." Are ANY of these achievements worth her health? NO!
After doing some research, we have learned of some supplements for her to take that are helping to resolve the problem. B-Complex of course, but I had just happened to stumble across an article that mentioned the benefits of NAC (N-acetyl cysteine) for her particular issue as well.
It should go without saying that we also "discovered" that increasing her fitness level also helped to resolve the problem. When we stopped exercising regularly again, the problem showed back up. Now that most of our extracurriculars are over for the year, we will work to develop a fitness plan that we can do consistently and when fall rolls around again, not allow anything to replace that block of time that is dedicated to exercise.
Part of the reason I am blogging again is because it gives me a visual of my priorities, which this past school year have been WAY out of whack. I hope my "thinking out loud" will be a way for me to pull it all together over the summer so next school year will be better than this one.
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