Hope turns "10"

Can you believe I have a 10 year old little girl? Happy Birthday to Hope Michelle! Man is she growing up fast! She has definately been a challenge at times, but well worth it. She has us always on our toes with her witty little self and all the amazing stories she can tell. We tell her she should start writing stories, she is that good at telling them. But she has other things in mind for life: torturing her older brother, loving her 2 younger brothers, wrestling with her dad and trying her best to be the next Hannah Montana or Shania Twain.
This past year she has grown so much she refuses any toys or dolls within her room. You think well what kid doesn't want toys and dolls? MINE!! She wants nothing in her room except a bed (only because she has to have one), dresser and her clothes. Half the time she is trying to get rid of those things out of her room too. Like we just got her a new bed. She was so excited to have it home and put together, giving the boys the bunk bed. OH NO!! Hope started crying and making her a makeshift bed on the floor. (mom yelling) "What are you doing?" Hope doesn't want a bed in her room.
Hope is now in the 4th grade and making lots of new friends. She races everyone in her class, so I thought well heck she needs some new shoes if she's always racing around. OH NO!! BIG MISTAKE! We bought her some new shoes and she takes the old ragged, falling apart, holy shoes to school just to change into and race "cuz I'm fast, mom!!"
**Moral of the story: As your kid gets older, don't buy new beds, make them sleep on the floor and no new shoes!!
We still love our little girl even with the smiles or tears! She is just like one of the boys and don't care about toys!!