During the 2010 – 2011 school year,

I am going to be going on more dates

than I’ve been on in my entire life.

No, I have not joined an online dating site;

I’m just going to be busy

“dating” the fab five.

– — –

It all started this summer

when I realized I needed to spend time with each of them

one-on-one.

Typically, whenever I have them,

I have multiple ones of them at a time.

I do my best to give each girl individualized attention,

but it is hard when you try to do that for several girls at once.

So, I started thinking, and I came up with this idea:

what if every month,

I took each of the girls on a “girls’ date”

(of my choice, to keep things fair!)

so that she and I could spend quality time

with each other?

The girls were thrilled with the idea,

except for Olivia, she really didn’t get it

but then again, she is just two years old.

I decided to come up with a list of potential date ideas

and I’ve done just that this summer, jotted down in my phone

so I wouldn’t forget the park or the ice cream shop.

– — –

It’s going to be a good year of dates,

I do believe.

After all, every girl wants to feel like she’s special

on her own.

You know, there’s an “I” in each of their names.

MacKenzie

Angelina

Aviean

Juliana

Olivia

Our girls’ dates are just going to help me

find those “i’s” more easily.