I completely forgot...

I completely forgot that we did a garage sale. Now, if you know me in real life then you know this is big. I hate hosting garage sales. But, we needed to raise some money for our vacation and we had plenty of stuff to get rid of so...

Garage Sale.

The girls were amazing and helped constantly to get it ready. We got up at 6am on the Thursday and Friday of the sale and sat in our garage all morning. It was a lot of fun. Kind of . Until I had to take the kids to dentist appointments Thursday afternoon.

That was not fun.

We were there for forever.

The highlight of that was Bug. She was excellent and very entertaining. She danced around the waiting room and tried to get the fish to do tricks! When all the girls were done with check-ups Bug asked very excitedly if it was her turn. Her eyes were sparkling and she was doing her little happy dance. They couldn't say no to her! They took her back and 'performed' a check-up on her and gave her her own little bag of stuff. It was too precious.

Friday's garage sale lasted a bit longer as we were trying to get the money. It's all about money! heehee not really but kind of. We held out until around 1:30 when i called it a day.

We made enough to pay for our Dixie Stampede Tickets! The girls are supremely excited that we were able to pay for this part of vacation and that they helped. That was my only prayer for our sale was that we could raise enough money for the kids to help with the tickets. They wanted to contribute and did in a big way!

Renita

A Terrible Friend

I really am a terrible friend.

I was supposed to go to a friend's house yesterday for a visit and coffee. And I forgot. It completely flew out of my mind like it wasn't even there.

Steven was home on Monday for Memorial Day and it threw my entire week off. I spent Monday thinking it was Sunday and so on and so on.

So this morning I figured out that it wasn't Tuesday but Wednesday and it went downhill from there!

Ugh, I hate it when I miss opportunities to escape the zoo and visit with adults! ;-)

 

p.s. to my friend...we WILL get together and soon!

Renita

Why do I wait?

I always sit on my couch and wait to post things. I think I will do it later and that I am choosing the better thing to spend time with my family. Which is true. But...

Then I have more than a week of posting to catch up on and I can never remember what we have done once it is over. I can't even remember what I had for breakfast most days by lunchtime!

I do know why I do it. I just don't like admitting it. I am a procrastinator with poor time management skills. That's a deadly combination isn't it?

I don't always have that problem, mind you. It is selective when it appears. I can be very organized and on top of things ticking them off my list I have so carefully prepared. I can zoom projects through to completion early and have it looking spectacular.

I just don't always.

I tend toward my natural inclination of laziness and procrastination too often for my own good.

It drives me crazy.

But, I haven't changed it yet so it must not drive me too batty.

*big dramatic sigh*

It's time to go make another list to get ready for TPA Convention...

Renita

The Not so Normal Formal

The day is here. She is going off, looking too beautiful and I am standing here with tears in my eyes. Not tears of sadness really, but tears of extreme happiness and love. She is such a wonderful young woman and Steven and I are blessed to have her as our daughter.

I am sure she will have a fantastic time tonight and I can't wait to hear all about it. But for now here are pics of the girl.

My one regret of the night? Not having any pics taken of her and I together. :( But that's okay bc she has her daddy and there will be other formals.

Next year it will be Sarah and Bethany going! Yeah, let's not think about that one right now.

 

Renita

Family

We spent almost the entire day with family. It was fantastic. Steven's youngest brother, his wife, and their three adorable daughters came and spent the day with us. We visited, the kids played, we ate, and we encouraged one another.

It was awesome.

 

Love our family!

 

Renita

Getting Ready

This post is for me. I need to prepare myself for Bethany's first formal on Sunday Night. She has the dress and we just need to find the shoes, jewelry, and jacket.

I am kind of putting it off. Why? Because she looked way to beautiful in that stinkin' dress and it made me realize that in three short years she will be an adult. I could cry just thinking about it.

Good and Bad tears. She will be a fantastic adult I have no doubt because she is a fantastic teen but she won't be here every day. Yes, I know that is good and I will be glad to have one less body around sometimes but I will miss her.

For now, I will enjoy the sweetness she brings and I will ignore that stupid formal coming up! ;-)

Renita