Going Solo: Gen. 1.11

Being a featured actress wasn't too bad. I got speaking roles but none that were major. I have to say I was very cute as the french maid in the latest film, and I was already in character when I had to clean up after our dishwasher broke.

Kerri thought it was very funny when we had dinner that night. After she went to bed, I sent Lenny a text, I figured he also might enjoy my work costume. She still loved to paint, and I could tell she was going to be a much better artist than I ever was at her age. She was a truly gifted child and it made me feel good to know I wasn't doing too terrible of a job as a parent. With her birthday approaching, I asked Kerri what kind of party she wanted. She surprised me by declining a party saying instead she just wanted to spend the day with me. I had been working so hard trying to get the supporting actress part in the next film, that I had been neglecting her a bit. It made me feel bad, so I gladly agreed to her birthday wish. It was a fun filled girls day out at the local spring festival.

Kerri hunted for eggs, I let her eat all the junk food she wanted, and she was very excited about getting her face painted.

Afterwards we played a game of horseshoes, and she beat me. I was annoyed by the reporters once again stalking me and not letting me enjoy the day with my daughter. At least this time he wasn't snapping pictures, but still the watching was creepy enough. After it was all over we went home for cake. I asked Matt if he wanted to come over, but he said he was too busy.

I guess facing a teen would make it a little harder to dodge questions, especially since she looked more like him than she did me. Kerri did want to update her room to something more age appropriate so I hired her a designer and let her make whatever changes she wanted.

She was very happy with the outcome. A few days later a scooter arrived for Kerri, it was from Matt. Since she didn't have her license yet, she could get around on that instead. It was thoughtful of him I guess, but what she really wanted was to see her father.

I went to see mom to get her advice on how to handle things. She informed me I couldn't force Matt to be a father, but I needed to be honest with Kerri about the 'arrangement' I made while pregnant. I wasn't sure I liked that answer, but it was something I would consider. On a good note, the counseling she and Alan had been going to was paying off and things were better for them. I was very happy that her relationship was on the mend.

Kerri was finding that high school was a little tougher than she expected, but she was still doing better than I ever did by a long shot. She was already discussing colleges she might want to attend after high school. That was an area I couldn't help her in at all since I never attended and neither did mom. I had no doubt about her ability to get in to where ever she wanted to go, it would just be a matter of narrowing down her field of study since she was into so many different things. I knew with my new salary, plus the help I got from Matt, money would not be an issue on paying for her to attend.

***Ansley is now level 8 in her career supporting actress and she is a 5 star celebrity. The multitasker is helping with the progress bar, but that fast learner reward not so much. She has been lingering at level 8 on charisma for the longest time now. :(

more excitement outside of Ansley's house. These two are paparazzi that started flirting with each other.