Val-ismstag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1630992013-07-16T09:17:13-04:00Random thoughts and observations ... with pictures of the witnesses.TypePadAnticipation and changestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451993569e20192ac0962e1970d2013-07-16T09:17:13-04:002013-07-16T09:17:13-04:002013 will go down in my personal history as a memorable one. On the positive memory side, Sophie is becoming a lovely young woman, blossoming into a young adult who is confident and able to express her talents in a...Val BognerBracestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451993569e2017d42d11728970c2013-04-15T14:33:36-04:002013-04-15T14:33:36-04:00The day that Sophie has been waiting for since she was 6 years old has finally arrived... Yes, she had her braces put on this morning. And for the gal who loves accessorizing, she chose light blue rubber bands and...Val BognerLate winter/early spring Updatetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451993569e2017d4285ec3b970c2013-04-04T09:13:33-04:002013-04-04T09:13:33-04:00Sophie is officially taller (without having to stretch her neck or stand on tip toes, etc...) than Linda! Her feet have been a full size bigger, as well, but that doesn't stop her from squeezing her feet into Linda's high...Val BognerOctober Updatetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451993569e2017ee45772a0970d2012-10-21T21:41:42-04:002012-10-21T21:42:36-04:00Sophie continues to do well in 7th grade. Progress reports show that she is on her way to achieving straight A's, which makes me very proud. She decided against joining the cross country track team this year, as she preferes...Val Bogner1st day of school - 7th gradetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451993569e20177446c3b98970d2012-08-30T13:30:57-04:002012-08-30T13:30:57-04:00Look who's a 7th grader! She was all cool, calm and collected this morning. We woke up later than we had planned, yet still made it to her school a bit early. She has 3 of her 4 best buds...Val BognerTurning 12tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451993569e20167692d1a51970b2012-08-09T23:02:03-04:002012-08-09T23:02:40-04:00On August 7th, Sophie turned 12. And I have to say is that there has been a noticeable difference in her demeanor. First of all, she has grown physically over the past year (will find out the details when she...Val Bogner