Coming Soon

I am going to interview my daughter and her friend Shelby about the characters in the Twilight book series. They are big Jacob fans and I can't wait to find out what they have to say. Should be interesting!!!!

Thirteen

So it has happened. My baby girl is 13!!!!! The big day was yesterday and I woke up with a feeling of incredible happiness. Happiness that I am blessed with such an incredible, loving, thoughtful, fun, creative and energetic daughter. I love her for so many reasons, her laugh, her smile, her sweetness, her ability to drive me nutty sometimes and most of all I love her for everything she is.

Here is how her birthday went down. She had her best friend, Emily, spend the night Friday night. They decided they wanted to go see the new Dr. Seuss movie and go shopping. So after dinner at Pei-Wei we headed out to begin celebrating the big day. After getting our movie tickets we went to the mall and headed to GAP, she is sooooo my daughter. After her and Emily found some really cute pieces for her spring wardrobe we went to the movie. The movie was really cute and the girls got their usual large popcorn and medium drinks. After the movie we went home and the girls just hung out. Saturday morning, the actual day of her b-day, they were up and ready to go. I took them to a spa/store called Rouge and they got pedicures. My daughter says she now realizes why I love getting pedicures so much :) After pedicures it was off to Christina's basketball game and the home for lunch. We then went to dinner at this great place called "Fireworks", wood fired pizza, super yummy, and then went to Cold Stone for dessert. What a fun filled day!!!

So to my awesome 13 year old I say HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Your are the best.

Making a Difference

Here is a picture of my friend Linnea and I, taken by Sam's awesome brother.

Linnea is one of the most kind, compassionate, funny, and spiritual women I know. She is an absolute inspiration to me. Her love for her family and her Savior are incredible. She is an amazing women and she is one of the main reasons I am participating in the Avon Breast Cancer Walk. Linnae has to do the hard work by defeating Cancer.

My part in this fight is easy, I just have to walk and raise money. I hope that my walking and raising money will help make a difference in the fight against Breast Cancer.

Go Linnea! You are going to win this fight!!!

The Ice Storm Cometh!!!

So here we are at the end of February with the typical Virginia weather. There is a combination of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain. The kidos are out of school and my daughter is loving life. When I left the house this morning my daughter was watching that great 80's movie "Goonies"
Oh to be 12 again!!!

Blueberry Muffins

My daughter totally rocks!!!!!! A couple of days ago I woke up to get ready for work and was met with the smell of fresh baked blueberry muffins. My daughter woke up early and made these muffins from scratch! Not only were they from scratch but she cleaned up all the bowls and utensils she used in making these wonderful muffins and They were delicious! I am so proud of my daughter for how much she has been helping out the last couple of weeks. She has stepped up to the plate in a big way and I totally appreciate her.

My Daughters Super Bowl Bet!!

There is a good reason not to bet. Ask my daughter, since she now owes her cousins pizza and ice cream. Let me give some background. My 12- year old daughter decided to take interest in the Super Bowl this year. Mind you she is not a sports watching kind of girl. She was rooting for the Patriots and was convinced they were going to win. Now being that I was born in New Jersey in an area that is New York Giant territory my loyalties lie opposite of my daughters.

All day my daughter was very excited to watch the "big game"! She was antsy at church, stir crazy visiting her Grandmother, who is in long term care at the moment, and then downright nutty at the time of kickoff! She called her cousin Jeff and bet him a pizza that the Patriots would win and then called her cousin Michael and bet him an ice cream that the Patriots would win. When she asked me about betting her cousins, who are in their mid-twenties, I just said you know we don't bet or gamble but it was a decision she needed to make and she had to live with the outcome.

She was thinking she had it in the bag and that she would be getting free pizza and ice cream. Then came the 4th quarter of the game, more specifically the last 2 minutes of the game and her excitement and confidence that she would win the bet was deflated by the Giants last charge down the field. At the end of the game she looked at me and said "Where am I going to get the money to buy the pizza for Jeff and the ice cream for Michael". To this I said you will have to go in your piggy bank and pay up because that is what happens when you gamble. You lose you pay up. Gotta love lessons learned.

crazy virginia weather

Gotta love Virginia weather. This morning there was ice on the trees and this afternoon it is raining and 50 degrees outside. My daughter was excited because school was cancelled. Me on the other hand not so excited because I had to go to work.