Skyler and I left on Friday to go to Stanley to have a girls night with our friends Rain and Savanna. Skyler met Savanna doing soccer and skiing and they have become good buddies. I met her mom Rain at a soccer meeting and we became quick friends as well. They have a beautiful cabin up in Stanley…beautiful is really an understatement. It is breathtaking. The view of the Sawtooth Mountains is right out the guest bedroom window and being there makes you forget about all the chaos and just sink in and relax. We did just that. Plus they have 5 puppies so we pretty much just snuggled with them all weekend.

It was nice to get some one on one with Skyler. She is definitely becoming a “tweenager” with her mood swings and her annoyance with her mom. Sometimes I feel like just my voice makes her skin crawl. But she is still my perfect girl and I know my role right now is to carry her frustrations while she works through this time in her life. I am not always graceful at it but I am trying. My guess is it will get worse before it gets better so these moments when I get her to myself and we can laugh at life are the best! I love you Skyler.