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April 2 2016:
She said, “I updated the “about” section on my website. You wanna go look at it?” What I read made my eyes sweat. This incredible human who came into this world at only 4 pounds and whose quality of life at 3 years old was not given high hopes, continues to surprise, delight, and inspire me. Here’s the link for those wanting a dose of inspiration …
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September 14 2001
Birthday dinner for Lillian Darnell …. Cheers!! Fortunes were perfect for each one of us … In Team TLC order from top to bottom. Which friends am I supposed to investigate new possibilities with? HA! xoxo
To a being who is one of my greatest teachers in this life … May you have the most amazing 14th journey around the sun. You have helped teach me more than I ever thought possible, the meaning of life and why we are here ….. http://camilladowns.com/…/14/happy-14th-birthday-lillian/ … xoxo
September 14 2014
The cake was a hit! The girls loved the frosting so much that they had seconds and all asked for the recipe! It was a perfect party of painting rocks and eating cake! They didn’t care if they left the awesome painted rocks behind but they weren’t leaving without that recipe! I have one question …. how did I get paint all over me when I didn’t even paint? HA!
And this just happened! Gluten free vanilla cake with cream cheese frosting (without powdered sugar)! Best cake I’ve ever made … only took 13 years! Can’t wait for the birthday to get started so we can eat this piece of heaven. ♡
Here’s to an enchanting, magical, adventurous 13th year of LIFE to you, Lillian! May you have a ball sprinkling your sparkle, shine, and smile on everyone you encounter! I love your soul and the way you BE YOU! Full, full, full of gratitude that we chose each other!
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September 14 2013
FUN was had by all at Lillian’s 12th birthday party! We made bottlecap necklaces and banana splits without the bananas …. cause no one wanted bananas! HA! The bottle cap necklaces were a huge hit! YAY!
Last birthday toast and birthday celebration in this wonderful home we have been blessed with since 2008 …. All of Team TLC is overflowing with gratitude for getting to call this house home for so long! We look forward to our next home with excitement, joy and gratitude for the abundance that surrounds us every single day! xoxo
Happy Happy Happy 12th Birthday to an incredibly amazing and awesome Fairy Princess by the name of Lillian Paige Darnell. I am blessed to eternity to get to be your Mama and to have your magical presence in my life. You are PERFECT just as you were created and were created that way on purpose and for a reason.
It is crystal clear why you and I were paired together as Mother and Daughter. We have much that we have taught one another and will continue to teach each other. We had and still have some wild and crazy shifting and awakening to guide each other through …
I overflow with gratitude and HappYness that I get to dance the dance of life with YOU!! Rock on with your twelfth year of life in this beautiful and amazing world we get to call HOME!! I LOVE YOU LILLIAN!!!
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September 14 2012
She began teaching me about acceptance and flexibility before I even met her … She has taught me about courage, expectations, improvising, and embracing uncertaintity … She has taught me by life lessons I choose to teach her … Because of her and her brother I choose to make my way through cobwebs and clear some crud from my own childhood and youth that no longer serve me … Because of her I am conscious of the decisions and behavior I model … Because of her I thoughtfully choose the words I use with her and in front of her as I know, she and her brother too will one day be adults and I want what they experience in childhood to benefit them … HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one amazing, beautiful, shining young lady …. Happy 11th Birthday Lillian …. I am grateful and blessed to have you in my life and to be your Mama!! ♥ ♥ ♥
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September 14 2010
Wade did an awesome job in Lillian’s class this afternoon! How many 4th grader’s get to have a celebrity come visit their class AND how many 4th grader’s get to hold, touch and see a small rock that’s worth over $1,000 cause it’s got GOLD in it!! They asked GREAT questions and Wade was bombarded with kiddos wanting his autograph!! Thanks again Wade! The small rock Wade is holding in the picture is the one the kids got to hold.
Happy 9th Birthday to one of the most special, loving, intelligent young ladies in the Universe ~ Lillian Darnell! Lillian has rocked my world, turned it upside down and back again, taken me to destinations I hadn’t planned on visiting, taught me lessons I didn’t know I needed to learn, made me realize my strength, pushed me out of my comfort zone, helped me heal, made me laugh, cry, smile ~ and that’s all in only 9 years!!! Feel free to chime in with your wishes and I’ll show them to her when she gets home from school!!
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July 3 2015:
She continues to amaze me … In my email inbox this morning is a Lillian blog post which is a letter she wrote to Robert Frost … xoxoxo “Hi there! I am typing a friendly letter to Robert Frost who has past away. I’m doing this … ” ….
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October 1 2013:
Gosh darn silly big toe … Went and got itself infected! At least it didn’t steal her smile …. We still plan on infecting people with our smiles! There’s no cure for that!
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September 29 2013:
Still email purging. Good Gosh! I’m embarrassed to say how many emails I had piled up. If you never heard back from me over the years, Oops! I was nearing 5,000 emails! Had emails all the way back to 2010! At least I’m finding some Good-to-Read-Again emails and some fun one’s from Lillian like this one from August 2011:
“Weed Rackets, You might ask what are Weed Rackets? So I will explain it. There is weeds, right? And (tennis) rackets,right?”
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September 29 2013:
Cleaning my email inbox and found this email from Lillian from 2011. I asked her if I could share with y’all and she said “Yes”! So sweet! xoxo
“Patty’s Love and Lillian’s Style, Camilla’s fun, Thomas’s Coolness and Frank’s funniness
Once upon a time there was someone named Patty’s Love was sweet but one day she became sick and Romano’s could not be kind and gentle without her, plus 1 day the Romano’s chimed the butterfly chimes then came up with a idea so they made her lunch and Patty’s Love was better.”