Can't Believe It....

..my daughter is graduating High School tonight. I can't believe time has past so quickly. I can remember just yesterday sending her off to kindergarten on the bus and today she graduates High School with honors. She is giving a speech tonight and I couldn't be prouder. The cameras (both video and still ) are charged and ready to go. I will post later with pictures and video (if I can figure the video part out) of the momentous event.




Well it happened...My daughter graduated with honors. Here she is giving her speech during ceremonies. It was so touching. I was moved beyond words...couldn't be because she is my daughter or anything...I am sure.






Here we are getting ready to head off to graduation. One of the only "family" pictures I have. My son on the left, daughter in the middle, and me on the right. I am oh so proud of my little family!

Well, here it is. One of the most momentous days in my life. I am happy to be able to share it with all of you. CONGRATULATIONS BABY GIRL!!!!

Mistaken Identity

Sunday, May 25, 2008. It started out like any ordinary day. I worked in the morning and by afternoon decided that I was finished working for the day and if we had any hopes of eating dinner, I had to go grocery shopping.

I didn't want to go to the grocery store alone, so I took my 18-year-old daughter with me. We were having fun, picking out groceries for meals that she will never eat with us (like most 18-year-olds she isn't home much) and reminiscing about when she was a little girl and used to come shopping at the very same store all the time. At the check stand I was paying for my groceries. I had purchased a bottle of wine (on a recommendation from J) and the checker asked me for my ID. I could have hugged her!!!! I am 38 and haven't been carded in, well I can't remember ever being carded. I was on cloud nine!

Thinking it couldn't be a better day, there was a courtesy clerk bagging my groceries. Now, I was at a store that doesn't usually offer that kind of service and I always bag my own groceries. By the time I was finished paying, the groceries were all bagged up. I was taken by surprise and said "Wow, thanks! I am not used to having my groceries bagged up for me here." At that time my daughter said "Ya, she trained me when I was little to bag the groceries here." That's when it happened....the courtesy clerk looked at me with her eyebrows close together and said "You are her MOM? You two look like sisters! I would have never guessed that you were her Mom!!" I was flabbergasted! There is no way I look 18, but I took that compliment and ran with it like I stole it. It truly made my day...even my daughter making the comment "Oh God, do I look that old?" couldn't ruin my day.

Carded when buying wine....mistaken for my daughter's sister. Could it get any better?

I have .....

Started taking vitamin supplements on a daily basis. Never thought I would be the one to need a daily pill organizer, but alas....I have reached the age where counting my vitamins on a daily basis could be a five minute process. Now, I take fifteen minutes each Sunday night and get all my vitamins in line for the week. The way I look at it I am saving twenty minutes each week....lol Gotta love the time savers!

Gas Prices Skyrocket!!

This sign just cracks me up! Anybody who has filled up their car lately would have to agree. Makes me wish I was in a larger city so I could take public transit!!

Loving my Birthday Present!

So it was my birthday a few days ago. You know that time of year when you get presents that you don't really want or the kind of presents that leave you wondering "Exactly what vibes am I sending out to get this kind of present?" Well, this year wasn't one of those years.

My daughter took me to the Rascal Flatts concert, which was AMAZING! My sister took me to a scrapbooking weekend...so much fun! But the present that has me so so so happy is the patio table and four chairs my parents got me. Right now, it is 10:45 p.m. and I am sitting outside under the stars, at my awesome table, typing my blog!

Weekend mornings are going to be spent out here, with a cup of coffee and a good book! Thank you Daddy and Mom for the wonderful birthday gift!!!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

Here is a picture of my Grandpa at his 93rd birthday party. I forgot my camera (shame on me), but was reminded that I had a cell phone and could capture the moment that way. Not too bad, seeing as I am about 12 feet away from him at the other end of the table!

It truly is difficult to see age just take a person over like it has my Grandpa! His mind is still as sharp as ever, but his body is failing miserably. He used to be this strong man that would carry arm loads of wood in during the wintertime, and now he is this frail, hunched over, little old man that needs help getting out of a chair, who can no longer go out to visit family and friends. This was a rare opportunity to celebrate with him and we took full advantage of it.

I will always be that 5-year-old little girl who sat under his drafting table while he drew up house plans and will fondly remember him in that regard. I love you Grandpa!

I Love Strawberries!

I went to Costco yesterday and what did I find...the first strawberries of the season. I love strawberries. I don't know if it is the sweet, refreshing juice that cools one down on a warm spring day, or the shear happiness that I feel when just looking at a strawberry that draws me so. In my opinion it is the perfect fruit...juicy, refreshing, eye appealing, delicate, versatile, delicious!

I love this time of year...the season doesn't last long, but it is certainly worth the wait.