{"id":4577,"date":"2013-09-03T16:09:48","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T23:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=4577"},"modified":"2022-03-25T20:52:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T03:52:19","slug":"super-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/super-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The theme for her best friend\/cousin&#8217;s birthday party was <strong>superheroes,<\/strong> and my girl was determined to go to this party as Super Girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"359\" data-attachment-id=\"4578\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/super-girl\/supergirl\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/supergirl.png?fit=359%2C359\" data-orig-size=\"359,359\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"supergirl\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/supergirl.png?fit=359%2C359\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/supergirl.png?resize=359%2C359\" alt=\"supergirl\" class=\"wp-image-4578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/supergirl.png?w=359 359w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/supergirl.png?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/supergirl.png?resize=300%2C300 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who is Super Girl? She&#8217;s the bestest. She rescues people and stops the bad guys and she&#8217;s super fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We looked at a lot of superhero costumes, but none of the were fast enough. She needed a super fast costume. And it had to have red in it. And arm bands. And glasses with a crown attached to the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where does she come up with this stuff?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had my work cut out for me. &nbsp;I came up with this logo, with the star and the words &#8220;Super Girl,&#8221; but Super Girl said &#8220;it wasn&#8217;t <em>fast<\/em> enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it had to have fire. You can&#8217;t have Super Girl without fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back to the drawing board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I came up with this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/supergirl2.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"359\" data-attachment-id=\"4579\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/super-girl\/supergirl2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/supergirl2.png?fit=359%2C359\" data-orig-size=\"359,359\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"supergirl2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/supergirl2.png?fit=359%2C359\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/supergirl2.png?resize=359%2C359\" alt=\"supergirl2\" class=\"wp-image-4579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/supergirl2.png?w=359 359w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/supergirl2.png?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/supergirl2.png?resize=300%2C300 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> When I showed it to her, she smiled and laughed in a way that let me know I was finally moving in the right direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next we had to figure out to which wardrobe items this logo would be affixed. We did not try on every article of clothing she owned, but we came close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The morning of the party I was still making changes to the logo, and her outfit&#8230; Oh, and don&#8217;t forget the glasses with the crown attached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I almost forgot the glasses. Last minute printout of a small version of the logo pasted to a piece of paper I cut out in a shape that approximated a crown, with holes the glasses&#8217; temples could slip through to hold it in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whew! done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And to make everything that much better, when we got to the party, they had capes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Birthday, Bella! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/super.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" data-attachment-id=\"4580\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/super-girl\/super\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/super.jpg?fit=960%2C720\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"super\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/super.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/super.jpg?resize=960%2C720\" alt=\"super\" class=\"wp-image-4580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/super.jpg?w=960 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/super.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/super.jpg?resize=640%2C480 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bonus<\/strong>: Halloween costume is done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What have you been up to?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The theme for her best friend\/cousin&#8217;s birthday party was superheroes, and my girl was determined to go to this party as Super Girl. 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