Miss Magoo

Miss Magoo practicing her curtsy

In January Miss Magoo turned 8.  It was a very exciting day for her.  My parents came up for the weekend.  And my sister Lorna & her 2 daughters also came, which was a total surprise to Miss Magoo.  As part of her turning 8 she choose to be baptized.  It was a long awaited day for her.  She had been talking about being baptized ever since her brother was baptized 3 yrs ago!!
She decided to have to her dad baptize her.  We choose to have it on a different day as the stake baptism as I really wanted my parents to be able to be there, so it was just her.
And as much as I wanted her baptism to be special for her, I also wanted it to be short, sweet and no problems. I was slightly stressed as I realized that I had never been to a baptism where the parents weren't married, and I wasn't sure what to expect.  Well it went fabulous!  I think it was probably one of the quickest baptisms that I have been to.  My parent both spoke, Miss Magoo's grandma Lois sang, her dad baptized her, she was confirmed and it was over.  I was so relieved that everything went so smoothly.
But what I was the most pleased about was the feeling of peace that I came away with.  As I sat with my mom on my right and Miss Magoo on my left, I felt peace.  On the other side of Miss Magoo sat her dad, and I thought as it began that I would be emotional, but I wasn't.  I had asked my ex's wife to play the piano, and as I sat and watched her play and looked at my daughter and then at my ex I realized that all was as it should be.  None of ours lives are right now what I had thought they would be, but for me and my kids we are good. We are happy and are mostly adjusted to our new normal life.
In all it was a wonderful day, which is all any parent hopes for their child's special day to be.