Where Did My Little Girl Go ?

Happy 15th Birthday McKendrie !!

It seems like yesterday you were born and sweet little birth mom who loved you very much, and wanted you to have more than she could give you at that time, put you in my arms. I fell in love and our journey began. I hope you will remember when you are faced with a tough situation the legacy of courage that has been left for you!

Now she's all grown up and is such a great kid!! She works hard at school, sports, and music and in everything she does. She has such a loving and easy going personality. I am very proud of the young women she has become. I never take for granted how lucky I am to be a Mom!

Enough of this mushy stuff that makes me cry.

We partied last night with friends at the bowling alley cosmic bowling and eating pizza!

She has some really great friends!

Tunnel bowling.

They made her a Michael Phelps cake.

Then one with little teeny tiny notes written on it that you had to get really really close to the cake to read. You pretty much know what's going to happen with crazy friends and getting that close to a cake .

Anyway I think they had a good time. Happy Birthday my sweetheart !!

Briley's Big Day

Today was Briley's big day to get her braces on! It couldn't have come at a better time.

Our plug thingy that lets the drain go up and down in the sink broke, so for now until it is fixed we just took it out leaving an open drain. Last week while she was brushing her teeth her bottom retainer slipped down the sink. After taking it apart we still had no luck finding it. The good news is, all drains lead to the ocean so some lucky fish will have beautiful straight bottom teeth (maybe we should send the top now and complete the set). Just kidding , anyway we went to the Dentist to fess up to what happened, he kindly told us not to worry she was ready finally ready for her braces.

After a 2 hour Dentist visit she's sporting some lovely new (and might I add expensive) teeth Jewelry. She told me "mom I will always remember which day I got my braces on" today just happens to also be her dad's Birthday. Happy Birthday Honey!!!

Welcome Back To Work

This is what our Kitchen looked like when we arrived back at work yesterday (Back to work, Boo !! Hiss!!) It quickly became obvious that our Janitors had way to much time on their hands over the Christmas Holiday!!!

All 20 of our Aprons were hanging from the ceiling all around the kitchen looking like they're holding hands with their strings tied together.

I got a special surprise, a big rat in my locker, and I think my boss about wet her pants finding a very large hairy spider dangling in her cupboard and a cockroach basting in the microwave. (No calling the health department, they were all plastic.)

Clever girls!!

Hope they remember, we don't get mad, we get EVEN!!!