Seventeen today..

Once upon a time,

seventeen years ago,
we had a baby girl,
then the evil nurse at the hospital switched her,

luckily for me,
my instincts knew better,
and after much complaint and convincing ( on my part)
we got her back.

We have had nothing but joy and happiness from her.

She is fun, sweet, kind, clever, empathetic and social,
she can be stubborn, prone to lazy moments, and a bit bossy.

We have seen her grow from a little girl terrified of sheep,

to a mature young lady showing sheep and steers now.

She  loves her horse,
she loves being a farm girl,
she is country to the bone.

She has always had dreams of being a Queen..

She has now set her sights on running for the
High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo Queen.

Happy Birthday,
may all your dreams and wishes come true.