YO!

She put it on all by herself!

sweat equity

This is what sweat equity looks like

And here's to an amazing husband who spent an entire day doing his duty with a heart full of song by painting the entire basement. And then a week caulking all of the finish work.

Three cheers for JIM!!!!!

Couldn't be prouder

Look what Kirsten picked to read for her book report.

I loved this book as a kid-okay okay I still do. I brag that it's the last book I've read.

I couldn't be prouder at this moment as her mom!!!!

Well unless she brought home a copy of the Guinness Book of World Records.
( I have a feeling that it has been ruled out for all kids and book reports - probably due large in part to me and my inestimable book reports on the "worlds fattest twins" spanning my 2nd to 5th grade reading career. And, well, it hasn't really improved much since then.)

To which I say: Book Club shmook club who wants to start a Movie club or a People Magazine club? How about a find the best Milkshake in the valley club? Or the best Nacho's? Let's do something mindless for ourselves-who's with me?

cooties

Please visit my sisters BLOG and watch the You- Tube clip
You won't be sorry!

Look what my mom found

The Mistress Picture

That's what the family has so affectionately called this picture dating back to cir. 1984.

Here's the deal:


I practically hit puberty in Kindergarten

No one else in the family hit puberty until their 20's

I didn't have a cute new outfit for the picture SO....

Mom had me wear the brides maids dress that SHE wore at her sister's wedding the weekend before

I'm only 14

I am the oldest of 5 kids in 7 years (bless my mothers heart!)

My brother and I are only 19 months apart (he's the little guy sitting on my mom's shoulder)

So there I sit, looking like my Father's mistress who was invited to sit in on the family picture

Although I'm not sure which is worse: me or my father's PERMED hair! (He thought it made him look like he had more hair-more of what little hair he had)