#Tbt: Kids Country The Darndest Things - As Well As Straightaway She's 16!

I originally wrote this postal service on August 11, 2008. My niece Oliva, aka, Livvy/Oblivia was simply shy of her ninth birthday dorsum as well as thus as well as she was all almost The Jonas brothers as well as Hannah Montana. 

Today, Olivia turns 16, she's taller than I am, she's still a force to be reckoned with, as well as Nick Jonas is no longer a teenager - he's like, a man. 

And of a abrupt I'm feeling genuinely old. 

In accolade of my amazing Sweet sixteen niece - I promise you lot relish this #tbt post! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIVVY!! 

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Sending the Jonas Boys & the the folks in dBloggville kisses

So I spent the weekend with my 8-year-old Niece Livvy, (sometimes called Olivia or O-blivia, depends on my mood - as well as hers) who volition live nine inward September. 

She flew inward from the “wild west” alongside my brother, (her Dad) to see the family.  To pose it mildly, Livvy is a pistol: A.K.A., a slice of work, a TOTAL TRIP. 
She’s turning nine inward September, but I’d tell she’s genuinely 8 as well as xi months going on 17. Very hip, really funny, as well as dare I say, quite the Tweener in training! 
We went to dinner, as well as the beach, where she showed off her expert boogie boarding skills. She was quite the pro for a daughter born inward the Mountains. 
We played alongside Photo Phone Booth on my MAC (you're genuinely seeing a really pocket-sized part of the photos inward this post), as well as went to Lucy The Elephant & sat a peak her howdah. 
We genuinely named the freckles on i another's faces - she has five as well as I get got around 100 - all named Livvy.

I introduced her to Mad TV, which she forthwith loves – sorry mom & dad, goodness comedy has no historic catamenia limits!
We had lots of daughter talk, which to a greater extent than oftentimes than non involved Livvy talking almost her favorite Singers as well as crushes. She knows every Hannah Montana episode/song verbatim as well as is a HUGE FAN of The Brothers Jonas! We spent way likewise much fourth dimension looking those boys upwardly on the Internet, as well as Livvy genuinely taught me who was who.



To quote my darling O-blivia:

“Nick is the cute as well as sensitive i as well as he has diabetes (like you Kel,) - He fifty-fifty wrote a vocal almost diabetes. He was inward the painting Camp Rock! He is my favorite and I dear him. 

Joe is the cute funny one. Joe is the star of the painting Camp Rock! He is the middle kid as well as he’s likewise old for me to love. He also looks similar my cousin Anton.

Kevin is the cute romantic one. Kevin is the oldest. He is also likewise old for me to love. He was inward the painting Camp Rock!

I dear the Jonas Brothers – THEY ARE SOOOO AWESOME! THEY TOTALLY ROCK!!”

Like I said, LIVVY IS A TRIP.

Liv was also really interested inward learning almost all things diabetes. She knew it ran inward our family, as well as that her favorite JB had been diagnosed alongside it equally well.

Liv: Can diabetes live cured?

Me: Nope. 

Liv:  I idea the insulin inward your ticker fixed it.
Me: The insulin inward my ticker I accept is to survive, but the organ inward my trunk that makes insulin (the pancreas)  doesn’t work. That business office that is supposed to brand insulin, (The Islet of Langerhans) is damaged & doesn't function anymore.
I get got to inject hourly alongside my ticker as well as modify the site every few days. I also accept my blood sugar’s all the time, similar when nosotros had our treats before as well as when nosotros get got dinner later.

Liv: Kelly, volition I acquire diabetes someday?

Me: I don’t know, I promise not. It runs inward the family, but that doesn’t hateful you’ll acquire it.
Liv: Oh, thus you lot hateful it’s ‘in the genes', similar our sense of sense of humor as well as my blood-red hair?

Me: Yes, exactly (OK, on a side note, "It's inward the genes" is identify unit of measurement proverb regarding both diabetes as well as our occasional flakiness - manifestly this kid has a heed similar a steal trap - she forgets nothing!) How’d you lot acquire thus smart?

Liv: Me? Oh, I know a guy… But what if I practise acquire diabetes Kel?

Me: Then you’ll bargain alongside it every twenty-four hours 24 X 7, habiliment your pump, accept your blood sugars, as well as get got a smashing life. Diabetes or not, person is ever worse off that you. 

Liv: Yeah, my friend had cancer! But he’s OK now. And we’re keeping our fingers crossed – toes to. So you lot as well as Nick Jonas both get got t1 Diabetes? WOW.

Me: Yeah, thus practise somewhere betwixt 1.7 1000000 to iii 1000000 other folks.

Liv: WOW. Hey, Do you lot know him? I’M JOKING Kel.

Me: No, I know of him – I’M TOTALLY SERIOUS Liv.

Now, I’m certain this comes equally no stupor to you, but Livvy is a total Disney Channel freak. Which agency that nosotros spent a lot of fourth dimension watching Hannah Montana as well as using the “On Demand” characteristic to sentinel Hannah Montana AGAIN AND AGAIN. Livvy would deed out each scene for my viewing pleasure. I don’t “get” the Hannah Montana thing, as well as I told her so. She nevertheless idea she could convert me, as well as I allow her try. 

Ironically almost an hr after our JB conversation, piece watching the dreaded d (Disney) channel, nosotros were privy to a behind the scenes Rockumentry about The Jonas Brothers.

They genuinely featured a goodness flake of fourth dimension on Nicks Diabetes. Viewers watched Nick accept his blood saccharide - his target gain is 178, but he’d been 400 before inward the day. Personally, I liked the fact that they showed the blood saccharide roller coaster ride, particularly amid hormonal teens. From what the parents in dblogville have taught me, blood sugars as well as hormones brand for a bumpy ride at times.
NJ also showed us his “Pod,” (Omni Pod must get got LOVED THAT) as well as talked almost counting carbs and taking blood sugars inward betwixt sets.

The Jonas identify unit of measurement was also interviewed almost dealing alongside Nick’s diabetes. It was genuinely quite goodness documentary - as well as really interesting.
Many a citizen of dBlogville has written almost The Brothers J – Nick inward particular, as well as all of us in dBlogville know that Nick wrote a vocal almost diabetes, “A Little Bit Longer”.
My Livvy knew every give-and-take as well as sang along – VERY PROFESSIONALLY, AND VERY LOUDLY. She also kept proverb (VERY LOUDLY) “This song’s almost diabetes Kel, LISTEN…LISTEN! KELLY THIS SONG IS SPEAKING YOUR LANGUAGE…. LISTEN” 

So I did. 

Near the terminate of the program, Nick was backstage, talking to children alongside diabetes, slapping them “5,” shaking hands, & telling them it would live “OK.” Then, he gave them each a pin.
Now, I’m non certain if they were special t1 Jonas Brother pins, or just JB pins in general, but I’m certain those kids were shaking inward their boots. Livvy was, as well as she was watching inward her grandmother’s living room.The kids backstage all wore insulin pumps, they all loved Nick, as well as i picayune man child who was spoke for the grouping said, ‘ Nick inspired them regarding their diabetes.’ 

I get got to say, I was impressed how opened upwardly he was regarding diabetes, & how he took the fourth dimension to explicate his daily routine, etc. But what genuinely impressed me was how strongly the children alongside diabetes reacted to him. I’ve never been on the Hannah Montana bandwagon, but I’ll tell you lot what folks. l give the Jonas identify unit of measurement a lot of street cred for spreading the give-and-take almost the Big D, as well as I’m non talking Disney.
Musically, I similar the song he wrote regarding diabetes, as well as yes, those boys tin pose on a show! 
And while I am inward no way the caliber fan that Liv is, I practise honour Nick equally a Diabetic spreading the word, as well as the Jonas brothers equally performers who are blessed that they acquire to practise what they love, daily.

The medico was over as well as nosotros needed to acquire ready for dinner. 
Neither i of us moved off the couch, as well as Livvy had her arm around me as well as her caput on my shoulder.

“Kel,” she said and looked upwardly at me smiling alongside her big hazel eyes as well as pretty smile.’

”Yes, O-blivia.”

“If I practise acquire Diabetes (I hateful I genuinely don’t desire to acquire it,) but if I do Kel, IT’S OK. I mean, you lot as well as Nick get got it, as well as you lot guys are doing great. It could ever live worse. I told you lot my friend had cancer.”

Me: looking her foursquare inward those big hazel eyes: “That’s a smashing mental attitude Livvy, but I’m hoping as well as praying you lot never get got likewise bargain alongside Diabetes – EVER.

Livvy: “Me too. I dear you Kel & I lady friend non seeing you!!!!!
Me: I dear you lot too O-blivia….And I lady friend you lot something awful!!!!!

Livvy: Now, allow me tell you lot almost Hannah Montana, Kel….