One of the best days ever!

Today, the official 3rd day of Spring Break 2012, was one of the best ever.  I have such great friends and so do my children.  We are blessed with just the people around us; the great things we get to do are icing on the cake.  "A picture says a thousand words"; therefore, I need to say nothing more.

SEVENTEEN!!!!

I can't believe I am the mother of a seventeen year old child.  (My dad did remind me as I celebrated that she is the exact age he was on the day I was born. Ugh!)  She is such a blessing.  I am amazed each day at the person she is becoming and I pray numerous times each day that she continues to make good choices.  I still refuse to believe I am that old....but some days I look in the mirrror and I totally see the age. 

My unexpected blessing these past few weeks has been something very rare...college algebra!  Who would have thought a nasty math class would be the reason that my daughter and her dad have spent SO much time together.  It really has been refreshing to see them sit at the bar together day after day and night after night; even most of the day last Saturday (they spent the other half of the day car shopping..another Ugh!). 

Happy Weekend!

It is the weekend....Yay!  We spent the day shopping in Arkansas.  Just the girls and I.  Rick stayed home...I graciously shared the virus that I had last week, so he has been "on the couch".  Today made me ponder this thought..if you shop, and find good stuff at good prices, but don't really need the stuff...is it success?  I don't know the answer, but I do know that we are more than ready to pack for our trip.

I am so thankful for the blessings and opportunities in my life.  Tonight I talked to my dad for a while and made plans for Shelby's birthday.  I am amazed each time I get to talk with him or spend time with him; he has truly changed his life, and in the process changed mine.  For those who don't know, my dad has been an alcoholic for most of my life.  Three years ago his liver failed; he was close to death several times.  He made the decision at that time to never drink again and he has been sober for more than three years.  I can't even type this without smiling; I am so lucky to have this time with my sober dad.  As for my mom, she is just amazing.  I was born when they were in high school; neither one of them graduated.  They married shortly before I was born and were divorced before I was five, yet they still talk every week and help take care of each other.  When I say I am blessed, I mean it. Not many people have this kind of story.