tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70764085723553121152024-02-19T04:19:04.876-06:00Just Stuff...about my family, my friends, my lifeDaphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-55505021755037613342010-05-14T19:04:00.004-05:002010-05-14T19:36:12.544-05:00Hello Friends...WOW! I can't believe it's been two whole months since I posted something. The last post was about Morgan leaving for Europe. Well, she's back home, safe and sound! I wanted to post pictures from the trip to share with you all, but honestly...it's just too much for me to do right now. The group took over 2000 photos. I had this grand idea that I would be responsible for collecting all the SD cards and making a DVD for each student. That alone nearly did me in. lol! Seriously!! Anyhow, thank you all for praying for her safe travels. Your prayers helped!<br /><br />School will be ending soon for the summer break. I will have a senior and a 4th grader next year...well, actually later this year!<br /><br />There are so many people graduating this year that we know...either from high school or from college. We are also hearing some sad stories for the ones graduating from college. Many of them are having a difficult time finding a job in the field they got their degree in. There was this girl at Home Depot the other day helping me in the paint dept. She was sharing with me that she went to college for five years to get a degree in Leadership/Development. She's been searching for a job since last June. She finally took the job at HD in order to have spending money. So sad!<br /><br />On a brighter note, my work is good! Business has picked up a LOT! Praise the Lord! In fact, we are actually turning customers away now. Imagaine that!!! Just this time last year, we would have given our service away for free just to say that we had gained a new customer. lol!<br /><br />We don't have a whole lot going on this weekend! Yay!<br /><br />It's RAINING MAD here in Dallas! Another yay since we planted over 200 bulbs a couple of weeks ago. I haven't done anything in my backyard since we moved here. We've put flowers out in the front, but nothing in the backyard. Since I won't be getting my pool any time soon, I figured it was time to get over it and have some color out back as well. lol!<br /><br />Thanks for always e-mailing me and checking in on me and my family! You all are truly a blessing!<br /><br />Sorry that I stay away so long. I'll try not to stay away so long this time!<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-85135412335829121612010-03-12T21:05:00.001-06:002010-03-12T21:17:45.637-06:00The Long Anticipated Trip to... EUROPE!!!!Well, after many months of working hard and saving her money, our sweet Morgan finally left for Europe today. She went with her Humanities class for Spring Break to Paris, Rome, and London. She'll be gone for nine days!<br /><br />She has almost been too much to handle this week with all her excitement! We spent several hours this week just looking for the perfect backpack! Seriously! And after her purchasing four different ones, she ended up borrowing one from a friend! Thank God that her Nana K and Grandad gave her the PERFECT luggage for Christmas or I would have had to put her out of the house by now. lol!<br /><br />I am very happy for her and that she's getting to tour a part of the world that I may never get to see, but I am worn out, friends!<br /><br />It must have been the Lord to drop this in my spirit, but on the way back from the airport I mentioned to Dirk that I wanted to turn on Morgan's radio in her room and for praise and worship music to be playing 24/7 while she's gone. We will infuse her room with the Spirit of the Lord until it soaks into the walls and fills the whole room with His Glory!<br /><br />If you think about it, please say a prayer for her safe travel there and back to Dallas!<br /><br />I only took about 100 pictures at the airport this morning, but I'll just share a few with ya!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulcS4gcljB7BVzHE0xZDJong8zumZKNmk2U5i3UUYK3zrwRk20cgCBWGB-1Vt8T_JRt6uv8xLU7utt52bCcYdcsRQJyoI-2Ct1fcRzrMlC9BZKsWnNRSBlJU2jeeVywsy3rJYY2e5JHzF/s1600-h/DSC_0138.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447945164554949538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulcS4gcljB7BVzHE0xZDJong8zumZKNmk2U5i3UUYK3zrwRk20cgCBWGB-1Vt8T_JRt6uv8xLU7utt52bCcYdcsRQJyoI-2Ct1fcRzrMlC9BZKsWnNRSBlJU2jeeVywsy3rJYY2e5JHzF/s400/DSC_0138.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3T9eCF9ANE8ZHS9o2MUArCaCPl4JwP5pkg3vm314W4qJIxHJfslpQvQ317M3MOuARxxXdWwjgxkBW20suhilJ0ZX5JpDGRD5Zk0AjQWILPewnynvB5F5jpj931ZVhRaijjOoOXyuPasA/s1600-h/DSC_0141.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447945157516956082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3T9eCF9ANE8ZHS9o2MUArCaCPl4JwP5pkg3vm314W4qJIxHJfslpQvQ317M3MOuARxxXdWwjgxkBW20suhilJ0ZX5JpDGRD5Zk0AjQWILPewnynvB5F5jpj931ZVhRaijjOoOXyuPasA/s400/DSC_0141.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTofcsVpwrV52Mn_p9wNhYWRMYgecnegRQuFkjrUbq8PXVlZtZ-oeWnkAWSjKGAHeQHcRbCOI0oI7Wzd918RxsSF7qoIYyCuK16HTykc0lvBcXCD_y3Kmq_PFl63VNbuyY7W4Oq4D_a-s7/s1600-h/DSC_0146.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447945143578996210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTofcsVpwrV52Mn_p9wNhYWRMYgecnegRQuFkjrUbq8PXVlZtZ-oeWnkAWSjKGAHeQHcRbCOI0oI7Wzd918RxsSF7qoIYyCuK16HTykc0lvBcXCD_y3Kmq_PFl63VNbuyY7W4Oq4D_a-s7/s400/DSC_0146.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVGpTofdHvtdRSAh-eyjg1BcaJ9UZXTXmBswAlqWzAesbFrZ9pttwV679Q2_oJ3Jx2AyeEKm01jaOAJ0mslKUJtP40ivXu29kEuI0yYqxjjFcwEDHBKy7890aMMfxbxIXCmDAQ3njWCos/s1600-h/DSC_0148.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447945139753594562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVGpTofdHvtdRSAh-eyjg1BcaJ9UZXTXmBswAlqWzAesbFrZ9pttwV679Q2_oJ3Jx2AyeEKm01jaOAJ0mslKUJtP40ivXu29kEuI0yYqxjjFcwEDHBKy7890aMMfxbxIXCmDAQ3njWCos/s400/DSC_0148.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I hope that she will take lots of pictures!!!<br /></div><div></div><div><br />Have a great weekend friends!</div><div></div><div></div>Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-15962436658862972382010-02-06T09:25:00.000-06:002010-02-06T09:25:00.339-06:00Daddy Daughter DanceHey peeps!<br /><br />WOW! It's been a while since my last post. Sorry about that! While we're on the subject... I REALLY would like to keep in touch with all of you, but my computer time is just not what it used to be anymore. A few of you have found me on facebook and I have really enjoyed keeping up with you there. I do get on fb several times a week. SO, for you that are also facebookers, can you send me a friend request? I am NO GOOD at finding anyone on facebook. In fact, when Morgan (my own daughter) set up her account a little while ago, I couldn't even locate her. Go figure!!!<br /><br />Last night was the first annual Daddy Daughter Dance at Jae's school. I wanted to share several pictures that I took before they left the house.<br /><br />Although, Jae would only dance with Dirk 3 times, they still had a great time. Dirk told me later that many of the dads were standing against the wall while their daughters danced with their friends instead. One dad even said something like it reminded him of still being in high school... standing against the wall looking. Awwwww...poor dads!<br /><br />Dirk said the place was packed!!! I think it's great that so many dads tried to participate...even if they were pushed to the wall. lol!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvw0w1zEm6SYsdEEnG3pjFVG3tJWOUjAUy8MaghlXGAMxs214FRMly3b4VTNTDQklv4sQZhj1fqeIeS5rDwZ_RFfxy6DmHbAdgwFwiWsehyphenhyphen1iB9aSndbXkWMxIGXU5y1l_FaitM5goG7ZL/s1600-h/IMG_0881.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435141397075528034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvw0w1zEm6SYsdEEnG3pjFVG3tJWOUjAUy8MaghlXGAMxs214FRMly3b4VTNTDQklv4sQZhj1fqeIeS5rDwZ_RFfxy6DmHbAdgwFwiWsehyphenhyphen1iB9aSndbXkWMxIGXU5y1l_FaitM5goG7ZL/s400/IMG_0881.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZMu8BUz-NGjHpmXoigJgRFjPVuuUftGp_oBpJeepNnh_TbFfe-vfpTsFHuMUIN-uIRd67sENiDQkQOIQEDy2oVEEvcjhSNhrGVNhT6qFJfBnwZ3sf3oaSua0OprAlOQ3LX2usY05s08w/s1600-h/IMG_0878.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435141380660371826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGteye4sUSIBF-vL6FPyP6Ns8P0hRApJfVC_3_BtAwv0dlLpxPRU-Z0_-OD2Xg1XVew7wBWw5F1oNltmKdDOeipkudod4weAuNdUCjDIfYVJmQHE5Tz4NGXRyVAJ9HqnqKvAUpXtEdNI2/s400/IMG_0876.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUlCrCiGh63-N-awbk8OkdSUVB2wr81AyfZhQyhGotx3IDeFvjTo-pc2U72D3oiJLuy6g9o7atLDCJgHmqwj635pkV6j1whskP73-gc5QGMLeAAJwMO-SqpXWgtqZVkNALLQKTQvot7E0/s1600-h/IMG_0873.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435146241691811474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUlCrCiGh63-N-awbk8OkdSUVB2wr81AyfZhQyhGotx3IDeFvjTo-pc2U72D3oiJLuy6g9o7atLDCJgHmqwj635pkV6j1whskP73-gc5QGMLeAAJwMO-SqpXWgtqZVkNALLQKTQvot7E0/s400/IMG_0873.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0l2iq_BamcG6gSXARQcejM5wFU_e_TyMN8t3d4niAjEWhTfKh6weTo01wPY1fVaWmvy1_hMJZJ_IsnYUfX3oztEUJi3c6ji0jYkbIIuCrbYXwRoa6huUoDdHa85e_t-O30NorTWq_Ltv/s1600-h/DSC_0707.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435146236840886962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0l2iq_BamcG6gSXARQcejM5wFU_e_TyMN8t3d4niAjEWhTfKh6weTo01wPY1fVaWmvy1_hMJZJ_IsnYUfX3oztEUJi3c6ji0jYkbIIuCrbYXwRoa6huUoDdHa85e_t-O30NorTWq_Ltv/s400/DSC_0707.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyT54L-sIzWdd7-JJoDJHRqK-C6-zIw0vLysKTXBq2Tc-sPLd7cio5JoUX01tL3cbpD2Dz31PgPZ8hJva5M9bhXw9wB1WLZRyA5bKERIApXVJEH_l4BcHDyciXOs4vGb9fJFdDhxSI_uI/s1600-h/DSC_0709.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435146229263864610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyT54L-sIzWdd7-JJoDJHRqK-C6-zIw0vLysKTXBq2Tc-sPLd7cio5JoUX01tL3cbpD2Dz31PgPZ8hJva5M9bhXw9wB1WLZRyA5bKERIApXVJEH_l4BcHDyciXOs4vGb9fJFdDhxSI_uI/s400/DSC_0709.JPG" /></a><br />Have a great weekend!Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-12499139687611638522009-12-22T19:33:00.001-06:002009-12-22T19:36:21.081-06:00From Our Family To Yours...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PKVGKigc2jRlf-LF9qSkF96DIWt0ayrsUXJvkPkH6mzFrkTalX57diaXTzdiYx0qpbWfzT_UVkmt4e3A_Clj5J6ZGTHDa8uSO_N2i9y8qxt2oPfl0GuTs2E92IpXm6rt0sKO39uHweAN/s1600-h/Reeves+Family+-+Fall09_11-21-09_009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418234218609151282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSS_I0egkGMMTpwbRaBlB0cQZG8VqrCuQRfogAY6jLYs4aaA70iVH17HeWVl1tp7RDnlK9wT1JuK3Exjg4ClR3suOjr4cktUOwZbuH1-pymJnzMoEcEIoY7MFFozhC2sLw8b9EhF5RcQAI/s400/Reeves+Family+-+Fall09_11-21-09_074.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7y25Xd3rwJhYXxLLbRKzF7-AMtJjjvYTgwvHx5QNKDfTPS1CHkm86fg6z7NFd9VQ-Lf7t27WKo6bDL6sElUqMMVMda4KZooQeL0ugCI2o-I8cPZii0F-_2-c7Eoc3kfgeik2h1hwW5UA/s1600-h/Reeves+Family+-+Fall09_11-21-09_044.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418235211675655970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7y25Xd3rwJhYXxLLbRKzF7-AMtJjjvYTgwvHx5QNKDfTPS1CHkm86fg6z7NFd9VQ-Lf7t27WKo6bDL6sElUqMMVMda4KZooQeL0ugCI2o-I8cPZii0F-_2-c7Eoc3kfgeik2h1hwW5UA/s400/Reeves+Family+-+Fall09_11-21-09_044.JPG" /></a><br /><br />MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-5028010503206200922009-10-30T20:10:00.000-05:002009-10-30T20:18:54.790-05:00I Have a Serious Confession To Make....<div>You may not ever think of me the same way after reading my confession about what I did today. And since many of you have told me on more than one occasion what a sweet, thoughtful, sincere, caring, good mother and good wife I am...it makes it even HARDER to write this.<br /><br />I had to tell Dirk first since it involved another man! I just really can't believe that I did something so unthinkable. I am hoping by writing it out tonight that many of you will pray for me and help me as I seek for forgiveness.<br /><br />Clearing my throat..........<br /><br />Okay, here goes.....<br /><br />Friends, after being married for almost 19 years now, I have never said these words to another man (other than my dad, Dirk's dad, and my Grandpa)!<br /><br />Auto Zone Guy: <em>"Yes, Mrs. Reeves, we have that part in stock."</em><br /><br />Me: <em>"Great! Can you tell me what time y'all close tonight?"<br /><br /></em>Auto Zone Guy: <em>"Sure, we close at 11pm."<br /></em><br />Me: <em>"Great! We'll be by to pick it up before you close."<br /><br /></em>Auto Zone: <em>"We'll be here."<br /></em><br />Me: <em>"Okay, thanks! I LOVE YOU, BABE"<br /></em><br />Auto Zone Guy: <em>"Huh?!?"<br /></em><br />Me: <em>"Oh, I thought you were my HUSBAND!!"<br /></em><br />Auto Zone Guy : lol <em>"Oh, okay. Well, I love you too, babe."<br /></em><br />I CAN NOT believe these words came out of my mouth to this, this, this, this stranger!<br /><br />See, you think of me differently, huh?<br /><br />I know, I am soooooooooooooo ashamed of myself.<br /><br />I do have good news though! Dirk has forgiven me!!! I promised him that I would NEVER do it again.<br /><br />I thought you all would get a kick out of this!! We did!<br /><br />Hope everyone is doing well and is swine-flu free!<br /><br />Have a great weekend!<br /></div>Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-73574129610076120482009-10-20T21:20:00.005-05:002009-10-20T21:27:40.674-05:00A Picture Post...I don't have a lot to talk about in this post... but I've been wanting to share some of my favorite snapshots taken over the last several months. Sorry friends, my snapshots do not include some nice getaway or some scenic area...they are just mainly of ME!!! lol!<br /><br />Don't worry, I won't write a long story about each photo.<br /><br /><br />This is me and my coworker, Nell.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOc82Aaz76O6Yvayl1PXekWSYmQNkK85ujBgRy44iLR4A8k_G_MHESEwaGtpB0PccjxC70V_5bvQO5FcrXsdvWf_50Fut70tA5jNL3GjdgtMIcJWTgGAztlc5dYbudyVdMGZqDF4ZvwF43/s1600-h/IMG_0441.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394841975799098066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOc82Aaz76O6Yvayl1PXekWSYmQNkK85ujBgRy44iLR4A8k_G_MHESEwaGtpB0PccjxC70V_5bvQO5FcrXsdvWf_50Fut70tA5jNL3GjdgtMIcJWTgGAztlc5dYbudyVdMGZqDF4ZvwF43/s400/IMG_0441.JPG" /></a><br />Another coworker, Tonya.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXEo441g-a6hGshEIfkvliyv0pXHVqq1lrKAScMakpd0KXWrndhNFzT90-eOnSU0v37HTJcpD1c_m7UlzQCbEVv2tqS2hE6rToUIQBhM2mC2Jue2E1JGW49W0xbrB4aQyB3JJ3-C_3Ivf/s1600-h/IMG_0442.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394841968060211554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXEo441g-a6hGshEIfkvliyv0pXHVqq1lrKAScMakpd0KXWrndhNFzT90-eOnSU0v37HTJcpD1c_m7UlzQCbEVv2tqS2hE6rToUIQBhM2mC2Jue2E1JGW49W0xbrB4aQyB3JJ3-C_3Ivf/s400/IMG_0442.JPG" /></a><br />This is the girls' first day of school this year. Hmmmm...I hope this isn't one that I've already shared since it was back in August. lol!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDYhyphenhyphenWtVrzoAjEytxCacz4KkcxEW9cKMWDY3CQg6djR8I_x9Za7WvCrOrkVh2zvB6O1Sa6EBgBzfavg81p7T7c_RveqFVHCXm4ALlDX9V-4LXT6_PKl8mXz4p2C4Z0JCXy92zFzqLlPpV/s1600-h/IMG_0254.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394841960260829874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDYhyphenhyphenWtVrzoAjEytxCacz4KkcxEW9cKMWDY3CQg6djR8I_x9Za7WvCrOrkVh2zvB6O1Sa6EBgBzfavg81p7T7c_RveqFVHCXm4ALlDX9V-4LXT6_PKl8mXz4p2C4Z0JCXy92zFzqLlPpV/s400/IMG_0254.JPG" /></a> No reason. I just like this pic.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LAxd75FswGMp7PxDfz2TJQvXazFlsIOn6IigJHaLsji2zrE3qlrFCTlGqUfF2brd3ke_pFOFCQrb9o9p58JdFVyV_YXWRpismBw9Wtn0miUM0m6qz75hufu3h_QUmNjJVc2asZrg99fK/s1600-h/IMG_0386.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394841953452907874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LAxd75FswGMp7PxDfz2TJQvXazFlsIOn6IigJHaLsji2zrE3qlrFCTlGqUfF2brd3ke_pFOFCQrb9o9p58JdFVyV_YXWRpismBw9Wtn0miUM0m6qz75hufu3h_QUmNjJVc2asZrg99fK/s400/IMG_0386.JPG" /></a> Morgan's first day behind the wheel WITHOUT US IN THE CAR....<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394843277641025042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimt7VwZYE__a4r_EThN0A9ZqdNdfacQS5EZc-X3x91qfc14gG3P0pET8yZGF1BnDcf26oyVRN_Y9vAjC0x4spihf2fvgtrqEdwQobwSewwJffnD_hZqu8C7CFx0ja6snbGJZvACI6vEhef/s400/IMG_0290.JPG" /> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RHe_EKHjVJ4i80bi-MtuqWSrGPIJq63eDgXtoD8wiJWdJhaOWWZ3LbYg58j1Qg-LYjHm2GYgAUbXgi9WFILZ7Bo0u7LMSY4SI7xMYdGWYwAU7kZQE-_nJ-Q0XdvEsWTtYwWwA1wnEYWO/s1600-h/IMG_0358.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394857306425470866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvJxEPPpTRQcQj93OH9VUf2Mpwh9Pis1_0xO7_pxp6CQtZyIqDPCzrCZ7BHn145DmJOfpEe_Waq-pgz8cM3MSBZYKb4fm-HNhDMq8KiMfHEiZACBfF_N898HHr3UJUNzpYOKnAhcaUcdk/s400/DSC_0160.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSpzuXa5sn9T2FITiMBqEQ4elKrGOplctTjWkajyeTAVm9EPXwhI4LaIydj6F5o3OUF05uwFvKUqI0SH9XzFoU5COYkCCYftf3UEi8ANw1G4-Ew2K3_s_v3IW9dRj4sH3zJYvVEj4Sq17/s1600-h/DSC_0187.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394856669751401698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSpzuXa5sn9T2FITiMBqEQ4elKrGOplctTjWkajyeTAVm9EPXwhI4LaIydj6F5o3OUF05uwFvKUqI0SH9XzFoU5COYkCCYftf3UEi8ANw1G4-Ew2K3_s_v3IW9dRj4sH3zJYvVEj4Sq17/s400/DSC_0187.JPG" /></a>Me with my niece, Madison.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQW0iRP8B3y2wPr7Exh-lucXS6ZBS2EzealKfHO5us7j2kTqsdyfBhPULenM254k5xFQ6dX-O-PbzFUXPoHjwvX0qSQQKztMsfxQsHVUkPL8TcpZskjW1hWiCsPBLHEpqqF0oBir744v0/s1600-h/DSC_0208.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394856630767076946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvX3VzGECsZa1u12o-V1CRqsm0x-fOni63zZFwDYOLaMme4MTwR7dtfOf9ij2YWpefkXRBD3Uugymd962WFMCukK1P13d3PkPvylW3ZaJywDAkFTcaL8D4Wowdbd8_ogybto25PeO7OA18/s400/IMG_0043.JPG" /></a><br />Morgan and her bestfriend, Tya. I am noticing that ALOT of girls make this silly face when taking their picture. I have attempted this and look totally retarded. Seriously!!! However, I think Morgan and her friend look adorable!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiL0CCrP5h3NHDd-eXYUwXcrGF8YNCgqLdhz_4pBamsS4sT4YKNsuJIdxpqUdFH_1Ub9a99YmXjsXB4pjQhUywxEgscT_a19Ssaqo6ZotQh1hQ6f1xcSC_QXIs1WU8OICnSfbQ-wX5S7P/s1600-h/IMG_0070.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394856618956648354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiL0CCrP5h3NHDd-eXYUwXcrGF8YNCgqLdhz_4pBamsS4sT4YKNsuJIdxpqUdFH_1Ub9a99YmXjsXB4pjQhUywxEgscT_a19Ssaqo6ZotQh1hQ6f1xcSC_QXIs1WU8OICnSfbQ-wX5S7P/s400/IMG_0070.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I have some REALLY exciting news to share here!!! <br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>I AM OFF WORK FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK!!!! Woo hoo! Other than going to lunch with a dear friend tomorrow, I have absolutely nothing planned!!! It was kind of last minute... I have a lot of vacation days accummulated. I really don't take time off unless we're (the family) doing something, but today I thought and decided quickly.... WHY NOT CHILL ALLLLLLLLLLLL BY MYSELF!?!?!?!? </div><div></div><div><br />As I was sharing this news with a friend on the phone earlier tonight, Jae overheard me and gave me a look with her mouth wide open. It was almost like she was thinking, "Uh...how can I find a way to stay home with Mom?" Morgan is working tonight, but I am sure when she finds out that I am off, she will think of something that Mom can do for her too. <br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Anyhoo, I am looking forward to getting caught up with every one of you in blogland during this time off, for sure. Woo hoo! It will feel like old times. Can you tell that I am excited about being off?</div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>Okay, that's all folks!<br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>I hope that everyone is having a GREAT week so far! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-62903466264162023172009-10-04T01:07:00.001-05:002009-10-04T01:23:53.348-05:00My Randomness...Well, since my last post was only a month ago, this one will be a bit random so I can share some highlights of what happened in September.<br /><br />First of all, it is so hard to believe that it's already October!!! Thanksgiving is next month and then Christmas after that! Wait... you already knew that. lol!<br /><br />So, what's been happening on my side of the world?<br /><br />To be honest with you, this has not been the greatest year for me. Life is way too busy and there's just a lot of sadness around us involving many people that we care about. Not necessarily with my immediate family, other than the loss of both of our grandfathers earlier this year, but there's been some great sadness with other extended family members and with some very dear friends of ours. I can't go into details on here, but just wanted to share that it's just really been a tough year for me personally.<br /><br />And the randomness continues...<br /><br />Remember the trip (Europe) that Morgan signed up for last year to go on with her class for the spring break coming up in March? The trip where she had our blessing to go on if she raised ALL of her money for it? Well, during our last big fundraiser in September, she did it! She has officially raised every penny in order to go. Now she's working on raising her spending money. She'll be gone for nine days!!! We're really excited for her!!!<br /><br />Some of you have asked how Morgan is doing with her job and with driving. She's doing very well with both. She works 3 days a week usually, one week night and on Saturday and Sunday (after church). She loves having her own money... we LOVE her having her own money. She recently got her own debit card. We have it set up to where she gets a text when her account gets below a certain amount. She came in the other day freaking out that she'd already reached that certain amount. Dirk and I were talking about how interesting it was that she has learned that it really does take a little while to make money and then after you have worked so hard to make the money, it goes sooooooooooooo fast. The fact that she gets a daily reminder of her balance in her account and especially when it drops to a certain amount will be a great thing for her to see. Yes, Morgan, buying donuts and a cup of coffee each day does take away from your money! lol!<br /><br />We had lots of rain here in September. I thought about complaining more about all the rain we've had, but after after hearing and reading about all the rain and damage in Georgia, there's no comparison.<br /><br />Jae, our youngest daughter, is doing well. She's at the age where there's not much drama just yet. Whew! Thank God! She signed up to play a lead part in our church's Christmas Program. Since she's a very shy girl in front of one new person, it will be interesting to see her acting in front of the ENTIRE church. lol!<br /><br />Dirk is doing well. Tomorrow night, we are having dinner with our Bible study group and he made another buttermilk pie tonight. I think my last post mentioned that he was making me one. I will share the recipe with you later. It may be a month before I do, but I promise to share it. Anyhow, I plan on getting up in the morning before going to church and making my dessert. We signed up to bring two. I am making an Italian Cream Cake. Oh, by the way, I won 2nd place with this cake in a contest I entered at our church last month! YEP, it's that good!<br /><br />I really didn't want this to be a long post, so I'll end with some photos of Morgan's Tea Party I spoke about last month.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqlQwQN5FcCRtuPk8wXaE-dgo-OQcWs4gd8dyH_rWVB9w9opuEo-UW1IcZHA5okNzUT27tzTkoPfNvUBxKSRTfJV0SlxsDROZ49yHy342Nb8KqRlQ5DQuuH9zjtkVxH4J1zQlBSNPKb0H/s1600-h/IMG_0170.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388611668837144626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqlQwQN5FcCRtuPk8wXaE-dgo-OQcWs4gd8dyH_rWVB9w9opuEo-UW1IcZHA5okNzUT27tzTkoPfNvUBxKSRTfJV0SlxsDROZ49yHy342Nb8KqRlQ5DQuuH9zjtkVxH4J1zQlBSNPKb0H/s400/IMG_0170.JPG" /></a> Morgan and Jae with their cousins, Katrina and Patricia<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCPa8ymajBUhfxnzLrDWPkrL_dH6MakiQpy7oTs_T5lo89qf1g1oOhSv5IsbmeHaw6NCqb3-LsjKi-XuP7hJnK9LxSyvSq2O-xGgEYcGk59ETU8ILgSKP0VPqD2eS61rXVypweOJZ2uW0/s1600-h/IMG_0167.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388611655618866530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCPa8ymajBUhfxnzLrDWPkrL_dH6MakiQpy7oTs_T5lo89qf1g1oOhSv5IsbmeHaw6NCqb3-LsjKi-XuP7hJnK9LxSyvSq2O-xGgEYcGk59ETU8ILgSKP0VPqD2eS61rXVypweOJZ2uW0/s400/IMG_0167.JPG" /></a><br />Morgan and her cousin, Patricia are 12 days apart. The Tea Party was actually for both girls!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8V-lCx00eXq9aPhj37KEgbaleapMtzz9qWiXalKdusLb7wwTH9rlDMgzmexgtEFCS4iBPmDDxE4-Kd1UFBjKlDOKjs97J1Xo-M2izs9OqI3pFzfXgtKqAOU6VVhUomsQd_HV8hJSfOAH/s1600-h/IMG_0157.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388611646635113154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8V-lCx00eXq9aPhj37KEgbaleapMtzz9qWiXalKdusLb7wwTH9rlDMgzmexgtEFCS4iBPmDDxE4-Kd1UFBjKlDOKjs97J1Xo-M2izs9OqI3pFzfXgtKqAOU6VVhUomsQd_HV8hJSfOAH/s400/IMG_0157.JPG" /></a> Morgan with her Nana K<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLp_HHLOOT8akj61Z-Vs_r3-rX1x5DeduocGwN85OHAroIlkaCZqu1cVxxXK8gUdoD9Xzr4bK01__Y5LTqWlesZChjtHQQmUDs_CzefwLVG1jV5jPqH6vbZPnCGM-CgmgZJwdRwcvqK0f/s1600-h/IMG_0112.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; 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Thanks again, Nana K for having this!</div><div></div><div><br />Friends, I'll try to do better with blogging this month. I do miss you all a great deal!!!<br /><br /></div><div></div><div>Wow! It's now after 1am and I am still WIDE awake. Hmmmm... I guess I can read some some blogs for awhile.....<br /><br /></div><div></div><div>Until next time, be blessed friends!</div></div></div></div>Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-56997099151562745252009-09-04T20:29:00.000-05:002009-09-04T20:29:00.812-05:00Yep, I'm Still ALIVE!!!There's been wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too much going on around here. I just realized that it's been almost two weeks since my last update. Don't worry... I won't dare write about everything that's been going on. This will be one of those random sentence or two posts.<br /><br />My girls went back to school on August 27th. Jaelyn is in 3rd grade and Morgan is a junior! It's so hard to believe that I have a JUNIOR!!!! <em>April, I think of you often knowing that you have a SENIOR this year!!!</em><br /><br />Morgan turned 16 on August 29th, got her license on Monday, August 31st and started driving all by herself the same day. I was having a difficult time on Monday with her driving without us there to guide her. I will still continue to be concerned as long as she's out there driving. However, she has done exceptionally well so far. Praise the Lord for calming me down in this area! I think I was not only wearing myself out but also wearing my poor hubby out as well with all my worrying. Mind you... Dirk doesn't worry about anything. Is my hubby the only one in this dept... Worry free!?!??!?! I kid him all the time that he will surely live longer than me.<br /><br />Do any of you totally forget how old you are? Don't laugh... I'm really serious. For the life of me, I cannot seem to remember my age. I have been telling people ALL year that I am 38. This coming Tuesday is my birthday. Dirk and I were talking earlier this week and he said, "Quick, tell me; how old are you're going to be?" I quickly said, "39!" He just looked at me and shook his head...."Daphine, you're going to be 38." I seem to do this every year! I guess I am just one of those abnormal people. Who in the world would say that they are older, especially when they are no longer a teenager???? Seriously!<br /><br />Dirk is in the kitchen right now baking a buttermilk pie. Have any of you ever had one of these???? I love me some buttermilk pie!!! He recently mastered a recipe for it and this is the 3rd one he's made in less than two weeks. I took one to work and shared with the ladies there, so we're not totally that ridiculous around here.<br /><br />We have absolutely nothing going on this Labor Day weekend and I AM SO HAPPY about that!<br />I can't wait to pop in and see what you all have been up to. Though I am not on as often as I used to be, I do think of you all often.<br /><br />On my next post..... I'll have to share some pictures of Morgan's Birthday Tea Party that her Nana gave to her. It was a real treat!<br /><br />Okay......that buttermilk pie is calling my name!<br /><br />Have a great weekend, all!Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-29509233642306474222009-08-19T20:21:00.000-05:002009-08-19T20:21:00.684-05:00Friends Are Telling Me That is Only Gets Worse....before it gets better!<br /><br />What am I talking about now!?!?!?! Teenage Drama......<br /><br />For the last several months, we've been having a little bit of teenage drama in the boyfriend department going on at our house.<br /><br />Morgan broke up with her boyfriend back in May. It's not like they were dating or anything. Morgan's not allowed to date until she turns sixteen....which is this month! YIKES!!! We've tried to change our minds on this, but it has only caused more drama if you know what I mean. It's like when you think of your barely sixteen year old dating, it's just scary and doesn't give you a nice, warm feeling inside. Anyhow, back to the boyfriend. After a year-and-a-half relationship, Morgan decided that she didn't want to "date" the same guy all through high school. My first ridiculous thoughts were....What??? Why not???? I dated the same guy the whole time!! Then I came to my senses....yep, I dated the same jerk all through high school and then broke up with him a month or so before I graduated! As you probably figured out by now, his name was not Dirk.<br /><br />Anyhow, I must be honest in stating that we were not happy with her decision. Why? Because we thought we knew him very well and thought (and still do) that he and his family were just great people. It didn't take long for God to show me (more so than Dirk) that it was time for the relationship to take a rest for whatever reasons there was. It was like He gave me this peace about the whole thing. I felt that we didn't have time nor the energy to get to know some new guy all over again. Let me tell ya, it's been very draining.<br /><br />We've had lots of suggestions/comments from friends we've shared with. The one comment that really bothers me, but is LIKELY true was that we needed to get used to it because there was probably going to be several guys that she meets during high school and will date. Are you kidding me???? Is this what all the parents before us with teenage daughters were referring to? It was also suggested that we not get so close to the "boyfriend" and his family in the future. Again, are you kidding me? I still can't see just allowing her to go off with some boy we really don't know. I think I know now why God only allowed me to have just one teenage daughter at a time. Though I wouldn't change my mind in being a Mom, this is HARD work!!!!<br /><br />So you know how I REALLY appreciate all of your comments/suggestions and advice, right? So, tell me, friends with teenagers, are you going through any of this? And for those of you without teenagers yet, did Mom/Dad allow you to just date and go anywhere (legal that is) when you were of their approved dating age? Also, can you also share what is/was the age you allowed your teenager to date and what age were you allowed to date? Seriously, I could really use some feedback on this one.<br /><br />As always, THANKS!Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-13860421895914425312009-08-09T19:41:00.003-05:002009-08-09T19:43:38.536-05:00And The Car We Got Is A.............Hey friends!<br /><br />It's been a while since my last post!!! WOW! Life has been B-U-S-Y!!!!<br /><br />THANK you all so very much for all your feedback on my last post. You were ALL a huge help in more ways than you know! After looking for the last couple of months, we finally bought a car for Morgan.<br /><br />I must admit that the car we ended up with would not normally have been our first pick for several reasons. However, there were certain things that were in our favor;<br /><br />It's a car that is not too small or too big for Morgan to handle.<br />We didn't have to go over our set budget to buy this car.<br />In Morgan's favor....it's RED and a bit sporty.<br />Also in her favor...the insurance....full coverage is VERY affordable.<br /><br />Let me briefly tell you that the things that we were able to do with this car before purchasing it are remarkable.<br /><br />Dirk and I went to look at the car first without Morgan. The was the plan all along whenever we actually found a car. We didn't want to take her because....well, we all know how dramatic teenagers can be. Anyhow, Dirk and I went to see the car and just fell in love in love with it. The next morning we took Morgan out to see the car. Before we could even come to a complete stop, she was panicking for us to let her out to see the car.<br /><br />Okay ready for this? The owner let us have the car for the entire day!!! We test drove it again. Morgan drove it. We asked the owner's permission to take the car to a local mechanic shop. Since it was a used car and we don't know diddley-squat about cars, we felt that we needed to have it checked out by a mechanic. It passed the test of being a good car to buy.<br /><br />Soooooooooooooooooooo, we bought it!!!<br /><br />For the most part, we all won. Morgan is a very proud car owner.<br /><br />We had a couple of friends ask if we were worried about her driving a sports car....<br />Morgan's personality is not speeding. Though we could be wrong, we're not worried about her speeding. There were a couple of reasons why we first ruled out a sport car....insurance and budget. Well, after checking the insurance before buying it, that excuse was taken away. And since it didn't cause us to go over budget....well, that took away the other excuse.<br /><br />Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..... we bought her a Dodge Stealth!!!<br /><br />What do ya think??????<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYeyywZo7G2viAq1fJbBh3TtYZcXLu-yFmpnhjTMaYgabxkV36UzOess74TbyW7jdzMn4xO_WpvWn93P4wDnV6bOql1b2oX7D0XPNyC5N8fclho4YT2gCQM2xlP4wwRPdkBO4q-zc4iRo/s1600-h/DSC_0120.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368116878944303410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYeyywZo7G2viAq1fJbBh3TtYZcXLu-yFmpnhjTMaYgabxkV36UzOess74TbyW7jdzMn4xO_WpvWn93P4wDnV6bOql1b2oX7D0XPNyC5N8fclho4YT2gCQM2xlP4wwRPdkBO4q-zc4iRo/s400/DSC_0120.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kzd6ppOC9bHk7xbSPtGaoX2jA0TIgb2kZBIr8cPlHy-y3zsnlwc3rjA1BTieWdDu9L2r6vj7MTK-c8Xhc2FAxUyJXvU_jCZnCwwMm-yxPTWIR4g8hXyRnIdJtPcs_FN5bAhfyMS_cCAj/s1600-h/DSC_0111.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368116874015270962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kzd6ppOC9bHk7xbSPtGaoX2jA0TIgb2kZBIr8cPlHy-y3zsnlwc3rjA1BTieWdDu9L2r6vj7MTK-c8Xhc2FAxUyJXvU_jCZnCwwMm-yxPTWIR4g8hXyRnIdJtPcs_FN5bAhfyMS_cCAj/s400/DSC_0111.JPG" /></a>Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-70090979606133664002009-07-23T22:15:00.002-05:002009-07-23T22:17:20.535-05:00We Never Dreamed It Would Be This Hard....picking out a car for Morgan!!!<br /><br />She will be turning sixteen next month. She has already taken Driver's Ed and is impatiently waiting to get her license.<br /><br />I must be honest here.... I am REALLY not doing well here with just the thought of her driving to begin with. She seems to be a good driver when we're in the car with her, but there are so many distractions for these young teenagers. For one thing, her phone is CONSTANTLY going off. We have pretty much threatened her that if she ever texts while driving, there will be HUGE consequences to pay. And how are we going to watch that??? Well, the mobile phone providers have finally gotten it right....we monitor most of the calls that come in and go out and the time of the day/night it is happening. I know that this sounds a bit controlling, but sorry....these days, they (teenagers) just flat out have more things easily accessible to them than we did years ago. I guess we try to justify our control streak by also reminding ourselves that she's still a kid who is still working her way to maturity. I know....pretty lame excuse, huh?<br /><br />Anyhow, the most recent issue that we're facing is picking out a car for Morgan. Our priorities and her priorities are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!!! We want a car that will be safe, the right price (cash only), and a car that she will be proud of. She wants a car that is sporty, red, convertible, shiny and let's not forget.....her words exactly...." that I will look good in." She even said at one time when we were first looking...."the car has got to match my outfits!" PLEEEEEEASE!!! So, as you can see....this has not been an easy task.<br /><br />We've set a budget that we will not go over and we really don't mind her having a car that she will truly love, BUT....there are way too many disagreements on what her car will be. Oh, and on the rare occassions that we have found a car that we ALL like, it's already sold by the time we call on it.<br /><br />We actually read an article on the best cars for teenagers. Honda Civic(s) were rated at the top of the list. And if you wanted to spend a little more money, BMW 325 series were rated at the top for luxury cars. We actually considered looking at BMW (1995-1998), but were convinced by friends to stay away from them because when they finally do break down, we could possibly pay more for repairs than what we actually paid for it to start with. And YES, believe it or not, we found a lot of them in the budget and the insurance for Morgan was very, very reasonable. Anyhow, it doesn't matter...because it won't be a BMW for sure.<br /><br />My first car was a 1978 baby blue Buick Regal. lol! I just loved that car! I was SO proud of it!!! I guess I didn't know any better. To me, that Regal suited me just fine! I was just happy to even have a car even though I had to pay for myself! lol!<br /><br />So friends, I need some advice...<br />First, what was your first car? And if you have teenager that is already driving, what was their first car? Was this a hard decision to make in your family? Morgan will be required to pay her own insurance and her own gas. Do you pay for your teenager's gas and insurance? It's okay to be honest with me; Morgan has already made it very clear that no other parents require this from their teenagers. lol! Heck, if we're paying for her car in full, the least she will do is pay for her insurance and gas. Okay, for all of you that are really tripping out on us for making her do this...her insurance and gas should cost her roughly $100 a month. She is making almost $600 a month now and will still make almost $300 when school starts back. Uh......we're thinking for someone who has free rent, free food, and other necessities provided to her can definitely fit these two needs into her budget. lol!<br /><br />Sorry! I have really talked a spell here. But, all kidding aside....let me know your thoughts, opinions, and suggestions on the above questions. I would love to hear what you all have to say on the subject.<br /><br />Whew!!! I already feel so much better getting some of this out in writing! WOW! This blogging really is good therapy that way, huh?<br /><br />Okay....I'm DONE!Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-55277826943308751102009-07-23T20:45:00.001-05:002009-07-23T20:45:18.001-05:00test!Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-56149692087976033772009-07-23T20:44:00.002-05:002009-07-23T20:45:07.069-05:00Test!Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-73077680458709628392009-07-18T20:49:00.002-05:002009-07-18T20:52:35.048-05:00A Special Day Spent With a Blogging Friend!!After months of planning and anticipation, me and my blogging friend, <a href="http://mrstuxtattoo.blogspot.com/">Heather</a>, were FINALLY able to meet yesterday. It was a very special day!<br /><br />Ya know, Satan always tries to rear his ugly head. Boy did I have a time trying to get ready and get out of the house to meet Heather yesterday.<br /><br />The first thing that happened was that I could not find my camera. What!???!?!?! Yep, we have two cameras, a big one and a small one. I wanted to take the small one so it would be a little more discrete. I practically turned the house upside down and still could not find it. After about an hour of looking, I called my neighbor to see if they had a small one that I could just throw in my purse. Luckily, they did and were kind enough to loan it to me.<br /><br />Second, I attempted to put my makeup on......I had forgotten that I ran completely out of mascara the day before. Unfortunately, the teenager is at Grandma's house this week. So, I couldn't borrow her mascara. Soooooooooooo, I started digging under the bathroom sink to find an old tube. I did. It was awful and was just about dried out.<br /><br />Third, I wanted to curl my hair and look beautified. My stupid curling iron STOPPED WORKING!!!! I am not kidding you!!!!! I literally had to stop and ask the Lord what did He want me to learn from all of this. So, I had to pull my hair back and put it in a ponytail.<br /><br />BUT, none of this stopped my special day ahead. I met Heather around noon and we spent the day visiting. We went to Mimi's Cafe for lunch, then we went shopping. Heather introduced me to a neat, neat jewelry store that I've never heard of before. I was amazed at how well she knew the area (actually better than me!!! lol). The jewelry store was called Compass Trading Company. This store was FILLED with all kinds of fun and inexpensive jewelry. I will definitely be going back! Thank you, Heather!!!!!<br /><br />After our shopping spree, we went back to Heather's mother-in-law's home so that I could meet Ella. Little Ella is just as cute in person as she is in all the pictures I've seen in blogland.<br /><br />It was just an awesome day spent getting acquainted with a blogland friend in real life. I felt very blessed that we were able to make this happen.<br /><br />Today is also another special day for Heather, it's her birthday! Happy Birthday, Heather! God bless you my friend! And thanks for being a blessing to me!!!<br /><br />I wanted to share just a few pictures with you. I am believing that I will have more opportunities to meet more blogging friends.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0w15jZY9tXzT7T2YFQGTX1kP5uMC1Nn0YdqXhAIZvkzYS6QrvRiUVKOpMHpbiPdEsYaMn-pQvMD0k_zD0XjfWKp4P8S-JdrAxYBd5R-hHsu3XMSwvzohd1Pqb6GURLiazTLLRETrogkI/s1600-h/IMG_2898.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359964584006176354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0w15jZY9tXzT7T2YFQGTX1kP5uMC1Nn0YdqXhAIZvkzYS6QrvRiUVKOpMHpbiPdEsYaMn-pQvMD0k_zD0XjfWKp4P8S-JdrAxYBd5R-hHsu3XMSwvzohd1Pqb6GURLiazTLLRETrogkI/s400/IMG_2898.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQ-V7BF9a-buxC9GEn23e2Hfnf1qb42XpsMMjAaurJI014sAEFfSoBMkfkGu2n13vF-lGPY9Jjbk_B1qmr4GRuRDPtwlx4LwhwiPRhIoX-EBwMGkAP55WQc3taRBToDBUUk5J4MVQHHIt/s1600-h/IMG_2910.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359964564805483570" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoONQUEji3wLbfHRHw4vfaLMUrvN9bJYC2trkyrlo3IdTuOOQTR3tDsox2XJR9Gdn7b7A6IThyYDeITNcFj4F0kWTa9fu7h3CaelgxV8MCz5mhaJh0QMEZg4QTQSq4NaKT83eUYjdXNPQ/s400/DSC_0100.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpK3kz76RL_kfiQU64muqI_KBtix3QSS8EjlVE6SWcfET-RTK73gqSE1eCR77N2FR6eRm7cZjAg6cSnWe_Svqdd6Dc7dAUnfFwHdCuxIs-ppPxSb345ex8S811oM-5xW1-HDBEvrrROSf/s1600-h/DSC_0074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359967491308922162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpK3kz76RL_kfiQU64muqI_KBtix3QSS8EjlVE6SWcfET-RTK73gqSE1eCR77N2FR6eRm7cZjAg6cSnWe_Svqdd6Dc7dAUnfFwHdCuxIs-ppPxSb345ex8S811oM-5xW1-HDBEvrrROSf/s400/DSC_0074.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrraaMZVUzNEMH13HwzpasBK9n1BqXeoSYrtJHO6Mf7x4HeKJ5POt99OdkdJcAe9oF2LXzw0kDd13PRo40V9xcBHFsnmEErs5QHNeqvRyKa9erRYrvuI9q2wORsoevpctrV2DKt_kWR3D/s1600-h/DSC_0093.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359967482459790322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrraaMZVUzNEMH13HwzpasBK9n1BqXeoSYrtJHO6Mf7x4HeKJ5POt99OdkdJcAe9oF2LXzw0kDd13PRo40V9xcBHFsnmEErs5QHNeqvRyKa9erRYrvuI9q2wORsoevpctrV2DKt_kWR3D/s400/DSC_0093.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div>I hope that you all are enjoying your weekend! </div><div><br /></div><div>Blessings~ </div></div></div></div></div></div>Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-59897760388658503822009-07-16T23:50:00.000-05:002009-07-16T23:50:23.733-05:00I'm SO EXCITED!!!I am really excited thinking about my BIG day tomorrow. I finally get to meet one of my blogging friends; <a href="http://mrstuxtattoo.blogspot.com/">Heather at Family Forever</a>. She's visiting family here in Texas about an hour away from me. Sooooooooooooo, we planned many months ago to get together while she's in town.<br /><br />We plan on going to lunch and doing some shopping and after that... we'll just have to see what else we can get involved in.<br /><br />I am REALLY, REALLY excited!!!<br /><br />Not to worry, I am almost positive that we'll take pictures and post about it.<br /><br />Until then....................................stay tuned!<br /><br />I'll be visiting blogs in the morning before I leave. It's late and I have to get my beauty sleep so I can look good tomorrow. lol!Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-19845694970250080192009-07-10T00:48:00.001-05:002009-07-10T00:50:10.070-05:00It Was an Honest Attempt...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimR6C-B6KI9LDshjg5MWc52nJbU1EmGznE9u2r37s01VRaSu0NHmJavujl2G5qYHH3d9elxYaF1ADoQsr0jlCm-NY_rGaENKaKmH89kaYNWyOMcMmA-0uJ8ByYQoYNy3D69Fntt8ecsMb9/s1600-h/DSC_0601.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356686783227369186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimR6C-B6KI9LDshjg5MWc52nJbU1EmGznE9u2r37s01VRaSu0NHmJavujl2G5qYHH3d9elxYaF1ADoQsr0jlCm-NY_rGaENKaKmH89kaYNWyOMcMmA-0uJ8ByYQoYNy3D69Fntt8ecsMb9/s400/DSC_0601.JPG" /></a><br /><br />After repeatedly hearing from several friends of mine about how much money they save when using coupons at the grocery store, I finally decided that I would give it a try. I had it all planned out. I would just stop and pick up the Sunday paper with alllllllll the coupons in it each week.<br /><br />One of my "professional coupon shopper friends" also recommended that I clip the coupons for about a month (stock up) and then try going shopping with them. I didn't really understand this, but she's the one who saves anywhere from $100-$200 each week at the store. So, I thought I'd follow her advice.<br /><br />To be quite honest, I thought I would do even better (lol). I have clipped coupons for almost two months now. Ready for this??? Some of them actually expired because I kept forgetting to take them to the grocery store with me each and every time I've gone in the last few weeks.<br /><br />I now have not only my coupon clipper friends making fun of me, I have one of my coworkers and my own husband laughing at me. But, wait it gets worse.........<br /><br />This past weekend, I was really going to do good! I made my grocery list out and made a special attempt to REMEMBER my coupons on my visit. I was soooooooooooo excited! I went through the store picking up what I needed and also the things that I knew I had coupons for........I get to the register......I get my total.....I write my check.....and I COMPLETELY FORGOT TO USE THE STINKING COUPONS THAT I HAD TUCKED AWAY IN MY PURSE!!!! I was so MAD!!!! I asked the cashier how could I correct this and be able to use my coupons. She smiled at me and pointed for me to go the the customer service line. Talk about a lot of work here to save a few bucks! lol!<br /><br />I did go the customer service line and I did get cash back on the coupon items that I had purchased. So, it all worked out in the end, but my goodness!<br /><br />I'll definitely give it another try, but I don't know if this coupon clipping is for me or not. lol!<br /><br />Soooooo, are any of you coupon clippers? Any pointers for me? If so, please don't hesitate to share.<br /><br />I hope that you've all had a great week! I am looking forward to seeing what everyone has been up to!<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-77771434573574999062009-07-04T18:40:00.002-05:002009-07-04T18:42:54.243-05:00Our 4th of July...Our plans for the 4th were very low key. We kind of wanted to invite some friends over, but then kind of wanted to just be alone, ya know? My mom had to work and one of my sisters just got back from a month long vacation....so we decided not to do anything together this year.<br /><br />We allowed the girls to invite friends over. Unfortunately, Jae's little friend (who ended up spending the night last night) got sick at 6:30 this morning with a bad stomach ache and had to go home. Jae was a bit bummed about that.....so she quietly invited her way in with Morgan and Morgan's friend.<br /><br />It's been a great weekend so far. I took the day off on Thursday, so I've actually had a long weekend. I worked in my flower garden both Thursday and Friday morning. I was out very early both mornings and I am telling you, I thought the heat was going to take me completely out. Oh my goodness! I didn't get completely finished, but it's looking good.<br /><br />I hope that you have all enjoyed your holiday weekend. Now you know before I sign off and start visiting everyone, I HAVE to leave you with some pictures.<br /><br />The pictures that we took outside today didn't turn out so good. No matter which way we tried to take them, the sun was wayyyyyyyyyy too bright!<br /><br />Oh one last thing, I HAVE to share this......<br />For the last two days I have not even worn makeup. So today, I at least wanted to dress up just a little bit. So, I just put light makeup on and then a dress that I had purchased while on our trip to Jamaica. Ready for this??? When the teenager (Morgan) saw me in it this morning, she said, "Mom, you look really good! I think I will put on my dress too." Two things here... I hardly ever get compliments on my attire from the teenager anymore. She thinks that my style is not only boring, but too much the same all the time. lol! Second, I could not believe that she actually wanted to wear her dress on the same day as me because it's just not cool looking like her mom, especially in front of a friend. lol! She's a real trip!!!<br /><br />Our menu was also very low key....<br /><br />We had ribs, smoked sausage, mac and cheese, and a salad. For dessert, we had a good ole' piece of SWEET watermelon. I usually don't buy them because I can never find one that is really, really sweet. Hubby picked this one up this morning while he was out and let me tell ya....it was DELICIOUSLY sweet!!!!<br /><br />Okay, I'm finally done rambling.....<br /><br />Happy 4th to all of you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8xinSjPwr9rhepft7c1nMZObx3kBzYCD-TguaNFOSfDinNBPbbdkk0mP4qNYjvXpqFog9MRJ37DykU_SL2tDTCS0hYQjr1Z7pzbH-mfIZmVZZdJNWra5wpX5mvLqemqS2j8VhcAgSStr/s1600-h/DSC_0032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354745099762313762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8xinSjPwr9rhepft7c1nMZObx3kBzYCD-TguaNFOSfDinNBPbbdkk0mP4qNYjvXpqFog9MRJ37DykU_SL2tDTCS0hYQjr1Z7pzbH-mfIZmVZZdJNWra5wpX5mvLqemqS2j8VhcAgSStr/s400/DSC_0032.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqLMKy9xz3xnjEy8DgXPjf-MK21fR7cVWRsAqq4iAGJUrzICFYo4zdqs-MQNoGNxnkEggSroWB9LF8zEcf8TjAmYAo4uhi_sP6jNUH84v8PUavuUHvFxtP25i_vYjacq2X1xaxhbKJWB4/s1600-h/DSC_0038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354745097183483458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqLMKy9xz3xnjEy8DgXPjf-MK21fR7cVWRsAqq4iAGJUrzICFYo4zdqs-MQNoGNxnkEggSroWB9LF8zEcf8TjAmYAo4uhi_sP6jNUH84v8PUavuUHvFxtP25i_vYjacq2X1xaxhbKJWB4/s400/DSC_0038.JPG" border="0" /></a> YES, we like eggs in our salad!!! 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Be blessed!</div><div></div>Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-46931795317710576942009-06-26T20:49:00.002-05:002009-06-26T20:50:27.964-05:00Memories of Our Weekend Getaway...Hey friends,<br /><br />It's been a bit of a strange, sad and depressing week to say the least. The passing of two major stars in one day has really gotten me down a bit.<br /><br />I did want to share pictures of our weekend getaway with our extended family members, though. We had an absolutely great time. Our only complaint was that it went by REALLY fast. The cabin that we stayed in was very nice....clean and FAR AWAY from the city to say the least. It was really relaxing, though. We were surrounded by a lot of trees with a beautiful 300 acre, private lake to swim in. We really enjoyed taking walks on several different paths and just being away from the busyness of every day life.<br /><br />I know that I have gotten carried away with posting so many pictures, but it was HARD to just pick out a handful, okay? The girls that you will see in the pictures are Morgan and Jae's cousins. You will also see several pictures of Dirk's dad and stepmom....my great inlaws!<br /><br />I hope that you all have a relaxing weekend ahead. 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I have missed you all very much and plan on visiting you sometime tonight.<br /><br />I have been contemplating how to continue handling my time on the computer. I really enjoy blogging, but I have found that I am missing out on so many other hobbies that I enjoy as well. Simply stating....there are just not enough hours in the day here lately. I will definitely continue visiting all of you each week; it just won't be as often as before. For the most part, I will be able to visit occasionally during the week, but mostly on the weekend. I really appreciate the emails that some of you have sent checking in on me. So, with all that being said, know that I miss you all during the week when I am not online, but it's just where I am in this season of my life.<br /><br />Now that we've gotten that cleared away.......<br /><br />We are heading out of town in the morning to a weekend getaway with extended family members. My in-laws rented a nice big cabin about three hours away from where we live and were kind enough to invite our family out.<br /><br />I am sure that we will take plenty of pictures for me to post later.<br /><br />I hope that everyone is enjoying their summer. We sure are!!<br /><br />I can't wait to see what you all have been up to this week!<br /><br />Have a fabulous weekend!!!Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-43428746317969462632009-06-09T22:40:00.000-05:002009-06-09T22:40:00.138-05:00PARIS, ROME......GARAGE SALE!!!!!A while back, Morgan came home from school and informed us that her Humanities class was taking a trip. She was just as thrilled as she could be! Guess where this class plans on journeying to?!?!?!?!?! They are going to Europe with stops in Paris and Rome! Now, let me just say right away, Dirk and I were not overjoyed with this news at all! In fact, I was a bit upset that the school would even consider talking about a trip to anywhere like this with the economy the way it is.<br /><br />Anyhow, we let Morgan know real quick that she had our blessings to go on this trip, BUT....she would have to raise every penny of the money in order to go. That way we would see if she was really committed to going. And friends, we're not talking a few hundred dollars, either. We're talking over four THOUSAND dollars to go on this trip!<br /><br />The parent information meeting was quite humorous. Don't worry! I would never embarrass my child by venting my frustrations about this trip in front of a group. Some parents, though, didn't seem to mind. To be truthful, it was nice to know that I was not the only parent who was upset that the timing is all wrong for such a trip.<br /><br />The teacher assured all the parents that there would be lots of fundraisers in order to help the students raise their money. In fact, they needed a volunteer who would be in charge of the fundraiser. Guess who was nominated???? Yep, poor ole me!~ lol!<br /><br />Since I've been nominated as the fundraiser mom, I have to do it right, right???<br /><br />Sooooooooooooooooooooo, I had this grand idea that we should have our first fundraiser before school ended in order to encourage the students (and the parents as well). So, I sent out a blast e-mail to all the parents and students, letting them know that our first fundraiser would be a garage sale. Many students were excited and wanted to participate. Others were saying that their parents didn't think that they would make much money at a garage sale. Regardless of how many students were participating, we were definitely having a garage sale!!!!<br /><br />So, on May 29th & May 30th, WE HAD A GARAGE SALE!!! Morgan and one other student participated.<br /><br />One thing that Dirk and I did agree to do was to donate things to Morgan's garage sale and she was allowed to keep all the money towards her trip.<br /><br />Ready for this?<br /><br />Morgan raked in $1300 towards her trip! The other student made $500!<br /><br />Friends, talk about inspiration!!!!! The other students (who did not participate) were asking Morgan if I'd be willing to let them have another garage sale in the fall! lol!<br /><br />Until school starts back up, we're only able to do individual fundraisers over the summer. I've already gotten Morgan started on her second one. I'll let you know how it goes!<br /><br />Several of you have asked how Morgan's job is going. It is going very well. Her manager has promised her more hours this summer. Yippy! Since Morgan clearly understands that she will have to pay for her trip, she's saving even more money from each paycheck!<br /><br />I know......we're such mean parents. lol!<br /><br /><br />I hope that everyone is having a great week so far!Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-41258664303461058972009-06-05T21:48:00.000-05:002009-06-05T21:48:00.524-05:00It's All Over Now........Today was the girls' last day of school. We're all ready to PARTY around here.!!!!!<br /><br />For the next three months, there will be:<br /><br /><br />1. No schedule at all<br />2. No bedtime routine<br />3. No discussing homework<br />4. No e-mailing teachers<br />5. No rushing to get out the door so early in the mornings<br />6. Defintely late sleepers around here<br />7. More work hours for the teenager at her new found job<br />8. Long weekend visits to Grandma's house<br />9. Less IRONING to do<br /><br />Last but not least, there will be more relaxed parents around here because life just won't be so chaotic. lol!!! This comment may not be funny to some, but seriously, it's just stressful trying to keep everyone on a daily routine and a schedule intact.<br /><br />ANYWHO......<br /><br />Here's a couple of pictures of the girls that I took before they left for school this morning. I was able to get a picture with Jae, but the teenager thought one taken of her and Jae together was enough. So, I couldn't get her to take a picture with her momma!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4x20att7mgNkvpIHtgXVrc-HRYhxrswjZZjrYGulPFC3XtqupAdqOG2NUyTdttUNZkBrosKV-g7IRIcPESmZPoumI5ecNTc2663KC_FSQrhLRgvVib5eZQacGvfIzIwmXkhTClxhOXvN/s1600-h/DSC_0149.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344032364020021218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4x20att7mgNkvpIHtgXVrc-HRYhxrswjZZjrYGulPFC3XtqupAdqOG2NUyTdttUNZkBrosKV-g7IRIcPESmZPoumI5ecNTc2663KC_FSQrhLRgvVib5eZQacGvfIzIwmXkhTClxhOXvN/s400/DSC_0149.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0AtnD0L5Z_mmnKgh7_OALGRQJqJ7sqWUpogjtcT8wTG38mASeGPTMLFoTmibRbZj9SIlhsNZmQOJB9B1M-am9OpwBQ3G2xKu_qyzN3geDJCZondEGUBsIwkjzgtjuNCgP4fDz-HbZXvu/s1600-h/DSC_0151.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344032359749240994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0AtnD0L5Z_mmnKgh7_OALGRQJqJ7sqWUpogjtcT8wTG38mASeGPTMLFoTmibRbZj9SIlhsNZmQOJB9B1M-am9OpwBQ3G2xKu_qyzN3geDJCZondEGUBsIwkjzgtjuNCgP4fDz-HbZXvu/s400/DSC_0151.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I hope that you all have a fabulous weekend!Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-21584011134323333242009-06-01T23:21:00.000-05:002009-06-01T23:21:00.372-05:00PROM 2009!!!!Finally, I have found time to post prom pictures. I had actually intended on posting them last night. HOWEVER, when I went in to edit one of the pictures, I hit the wrong button and TOTALLY DELETED the entire post! After spending so much of my precious time on downloading all the pictures and then accidently deleting them, I was fit to be tied! To say the least, I was extremely upset. So upset that I had to go to bed so I wouldn't think about all my wasted time. I know....I know...get over it already, right?!!?!?!?<br /><br />Anyhow, I WARNED you that there were a lot of pictures that we had to choose from. Sorry to bore you, but I have posted quite a few of them below. I guess I am a proud momma, huh?<br /><br />This is when Todd first got to our house to see Morgan all dolled up.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-VfHWw9zb35NFSGKa-XaeqkepSpq2fc30z24duFwgOxUzWLWRruahbPoaPqWXIsi3fppKQb26NxNmnmpXknAOrueB6eHWHo6n-4LieZn10fzMnH4ZvqmGBXUmCIcflcb5AcBUiP2tpmz/s1600-h/1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342201437816331442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-VfHWw9zb35NFSGKa-XaeqkepSpq2fc30z24duFwgOxUzWLWRruahbPoaPqWXIsi3fppKQb26NxNmnmpXknAOrueB6eHWHo6n-4LieZn10fzMnH4ZvqmGBXUmCIcflcb5AcBUiP2tpmz/s400/1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-duk_1mj2lw8cDCSUnBSDjvetBxXc-CDlkMWeCJCJPNtZtriStuvv-f_G1TSB8w86T8WZL7NhaTJAoUj4B_EdrpR6W8tQkHNXnGUeEzJr8X-usVw7DKdvM4otNonf_shiIO0-k-JZzFE/s1600-h/IMG_9768.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342201432631782370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-duk_1mj2lw8cDCSUnBSDjvetBxXc-CDlkMWeCJCJPNtZtriStuvv-f_G1TSB8w86T8WZL7NhaTJAoUj4B_EdrpR6W8tQkHNXnGUeEzJr8X-usVw7DKdvM4otNonf_shiIO0-k-JZzFE/s400/IMG_9768.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJpNZUoP7nFzYLpwTcL3oy0351UWf1Ob_msLUa2fs0zEf2aymRZ9Z2VVjZP0UDPW13rx4web1_UP2b-kdSu3HUVkqqbkNGZX_bVV_y3NlqndKUlcVvXI5T4-t60t94dvvphqurNNHAWzT/s1600-h/IMG_0155.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342201424166296946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJpNZUoP7nFzYLpwTcL3oy0351UWf1Ob_msLUa2fs0zEf2aymRZ9Z2VVjZP0UDPW13rx4web1_UP2b-kdSu3HUVkqqbkNGZX_bVV_y3NlqndKUlcVvXI5T4-t60t94dvvphqurNNHAWzT/s400/IMG_0155.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlzr37C6lqBvNgm1TmcUOAyGG8zw4Ed8fpV3GKq86omdU3S3QcWDEqVtl_pQ0b2cL0raMhF5hjhlY-_Krkx6eBUG48iJ4UqDFPTn5enAgownTknpTCUaPdBEDQ1NPBUiyTV1G4U9PkUeS/s1600-h/112.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342201421147991442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlzr37C6lqBvNgm1TmcUOAyGG8zw4Ed8fpV3GKq86omdU3S3QcWDEqVtl_pQ0b2cL0raMhF5hjhlY-_Krkx6eBUG48iJ4UqDFPTn5enAgownTknpTCUaPdBEDQ1NPBUiyTV1G4U9PkUeS/s400/112.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBEvTV9w8AMuHg58e-Z108w-SRhV1Y-SJAmXpqzr8_gnwO2M5GiCnq1Dm5IsiMXF3ZpFIt0l_l8JfTWSFigyjAtuN-uGUrfmq6Is28aCUmhZIv5dpcyvnJViDa0zx6GUj9qlq58bOUjOA/s1600-h/IMG_9861.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342201417407586178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBEvTV9w8AMuHg58e-Z108w-SRhV1Y-SJAmXpqzr8_gnwO2M5GiCnq1Dm5IsiMXF3ZpFIt0l_l8JfTWSFigyjAtuN-uGUrfmq6Is28aCUmhZIv5dpcyvnJViDa0zx6GUj9qlq58bOUjOA/s400/IMG_9861.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyUDGB3hMChoIR73y3HWNfsAX-TOALDR5kW-5T6jUlINhXVHGORvO2SacIX9kIeW3uTeAD-VqA-l1bjuDLMWyFJBX77tzVjCdw9Mt9W76LEj65MNaUq-R79zeajgxpfZFOjuof5zaGxFY/s1600-h/IMG_9721.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342320223468510386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyUDGB3hMChoIR73y3HWNfsAX-TOALDR5kW-5T6jUlINhXVHGORvO2SacIX9kIeW3uTeAD-VqA-l1bjuDLMWyFJBX77tzVjCdw9Mt9W76LEj65MNaUq-R79zeajgxpfZFOjuof5zaGxFY/s400/IMG_9721.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVsKjx_i3HU84ERv3pSDInzhglD_mCOdIGUExqlDNB7PLmzn5IjtxnssGgZ4wJqtuMU39pqu7BbYJJkMc16HHcVj_3Aygg_ALfRkeuTas7DcKVHUzpkpSaxh1cwdKhM5-KasLgWhTlYMB/s1600-h/IMG_9819.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342320216436832978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVsKjx_i3HU84ERv3pSDInzhglD_mCOdIGUExqlDNB7PLmzn5IjtxnssGgZ4wJqtuMU39pqu7BbYJJkMc16HHcVj_3Aygg_ALfRkeuTas7DcKVHUzpkpSaxh1cwdKhM5-KasLgWhTlYMB/s400/IMG_9819.jpg" border="0" /></a> Morgan's group included 24 students total. A couple of the girls were late for pictures. And no, this is not my backyard. Morgan and Todd actually had pictures taken at our house and at another location that included the whole group.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadz6orA9n3SMNghqrPaD9CjHsomgplg8593DKWADS6eV8cURmqfPNdB0Tn5jUSB5F5OerTOWDY0wXFu8-XP0LoKiV7qDEK-8p6qJjygb_5M3jmpZk8EYhXTcSeEGRb9rtnzEbHYnah3KF/s1600-h/IMG_0067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342320210266981250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadz6orA9n3SMNghqrPaD9CjHsomgplg8593DKWADS6eV8cURmqfPNdB0Tn5jUSB5F5OerTOWDY0wXFu8-XP0LoKiV7qDEK-8p6qJjygb_5M3jmpZk8EYhXTcSeEGRb9rtnzEbHYnah3KF/s400/IMG_0067.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtT0DBbDoBuNe71KzKI3SOj94mCWwwSNxWFEWDL4odQ-bWJtAwlsm63OkBcGXnqoiigZZ-q3Z50ZMVJyti_UO9ojCAqtgIP-E6bj5ercfaBUF30oos2ptVogAUUO4H2GDhi0N5m7i-TbK/s1600-h/IMG_0071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342320201563923442" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABECAWSdGBbfcwduDSm1RLEaz403r22qU_ASj21MIY1dMUUAocyrQcwx5xdpfAUD3SrMahjF2cYUzd3pwrXPR9neuV6c-B8thX7A7cDV5WhQt1R89dKlmzn3DcmhyphenhyphenTySrMZjx8NrB-3kk/s400/IMG_9844.JPG" border="0" /></a>We're still missing two couples for picture on the stairway. I guess it worked out well since we almost ran out of room on this beautiful stairway...which was also not my staircase. lol!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gFqYQ691996g_abHKMB24cSqFjt5BbuOnyvDr9lHxI8A5iQp18de0N5RwJS3qXs2c2-mf_3Pa4frUvPHwwO97_GA9fTEvsyC7_XHQRQav14W1bLdqIXXtt9goxp2OWhhPRuPK7INTPbQ/s1600-h/IMG_0307.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342331156930102994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gFqYQ691996g_abHKMB24cSqFjt5BbuOnyvDr9lHxI8A5iQp18de0N5RwJS3qXs2c2-mf_3Pa4frUvPHwwO97_GA9fTEvsyC7_XHQRQav14W1bLdqIXXtt9goxp2OWhhPRuPK7INTPbQ/s400/IMG_0307.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HEZWpXSjZTtzWENRTGzw8qyTRx6rMLIunM_XFezBfSwx3ENrBl_3iQnVPtzEjDB8BcmezAnEl5TihKUrZjhrU0IcLDuIgryDUnggKcY22XRdhy8P8Jp0qCkNExcUbnUNLfRORGcjN1R8/s1600-h/IMG_0302.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342331151735625730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HEZWpXSjZTtzWENRTGzw8qyTRx6rMLIunM_XFezBfSwx3ENrBl_3iQnVPtzEjDB8BcmezAnEl5TihKUrZjhrU0IcLDuIgryDUnggKcY22XRdhy8P8Jp0qCkNExcUbnUNLfRORGcjN1R8/s400/IMG_0302.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucz3t51cm4L1_9qCTbRHc7e6tAr1Rk9gnJ0Fjtc44AJRr5l-rlzroBdPO3YCyoiH3xeJ_rydaz3vJQsy_fYHnGOEHYDRKgi_WOwXTlDGj5ASIRCbbuNukkMv2rzOlVYyUdx7rRE6BVgSq/s1600-h/DSC_0100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342573188936570946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucz3t51cm4L1_9qCTbRHc7e6tAr1Rk9gnJ0Fjtc44AJRr5l-rlzroBdPO3YCyoiH3xeJ_rydaz3vJQsy_fYHnGOEHYDRKgi_WOwXTlDGj5ASIRCbbuNukkMv2rzOlVYyUdx7rRE6BVgSq/s400/DSC_0100.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVohBhICh54tyem_8OY4Qbth_-KW2gNaCJDogYZpUM9Q7A27N4IJuqFbOp0zDAh6Suc4Q27iUXKvq0GpoHMDcTx8thIXB5hIKmnZ0a66M4j0Kf6IuhwnvgQQ5TTuvONjXQpEZV5JpqSRAJ/s1600-h/DSC_0103.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342573179219020722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVohBhICh54tyem_8OY4Qbth_-KW2gNaCJDogYZpUM9Q7A27N4IJuqFbOp0zDAh6Suc4Q27iUXKvq0GpoHMDcTx8thIXB5hIKmnZ0a66M4j0Kf6IuhwnvgQQ5TTuvONjXQpEZV5JpqSRAJ/s400/DSC_0103.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaAd0IBL_t7pZbyYbSc-p_eFSZYlZwau5JM8d4bmfwtgsQ69q472pmYlqOksj4c6l96PozNoiykgVDvGFE9_Tm_Wb4Mxi6AXQziHhSI-oSpyE2ORMYi5_YquA2hOKbII3a-iiE_iOjgXO/s1600-h/DSC_0099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342573175229811970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaAd0IBL_t7pZbyYbSc-p_eFSZYlZwau5JM8d4bmfwtgsQ69q472pmYlqOksj4c6l96PozNoiykgVDvGFE9_Tm_Wb4Mxi6AXQziHhSI-oSpyE2ORMYi5_YquA2hOKbII3a-iiE_iOjgXO/s400/DSC_0099.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Morgan really did have a great time at the prom. She and another girl were the only sophmores invited this year. Morgan has already mentioned that she would like for their group to be a whole lot smaller next year. I quickly agreed as it took wayyyyyyy too long to get everyone's pictures done.<br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>Last thing, other than shopping and stressing out with Morgan all the way leading up to the prom....guess what other part I played a part of?!?!?!? I was also the stylist for Morgan's hair. I actually had someone (a professional stylist) lined up to come to our house to do Morgan's hair. She called me a week before to tell me she'd mischeduled and had a party scheduled in Morgan's spot. With that being said, who do you think she quickly booted?!?!? I think I did a pretty good job with her hair....don't you???<br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>Now that I FINALLY got these posted, I am calling it a night. I will visit you all sometime tomorrow! </div><div></div><div></div><div></div>Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-26912633810756528702009-05-25T21:40:00.001-05:002009-05-25T21:42:12.610-05:00You'll Never Believe Me Again...<span style="font-family:arial;">I know that I promised prom pictures on my next post! However, today was a very special day...not only was it was Memorial Day and an extra day off work, but it was also our sweet Jaelyn's birthday!!!! She turned eight years old today!!<br /><br />We've always allowed our girls to have a birthday party to celebrate with their friends, but each birthday (on their special day), they get to choose wherever they want to eat for their birthday dinner.<br /><br />This year Jae chose Chili's to celebrate her special day! After the last incident that I had there, I wasn't too keen on going. However, it was not my special day, it was Jae's. So, Chili's it was! We had a great visit. I didn't see anyone (a waitress/waiter) blowing their nose this time.<br /><br />Poor Jae ate so much of her dinner that she couldn't finish her birthday dessert. In fact, she ended up taking only five or six bites of it.<br /><br />I wanted to share some pictures of her special day with all of you.<br /><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZba3TR8v2uX1BlyfRZ06TyHPwRvaHzF6swwifiHMeTiV7VKY7N7fXHZZEd2e5BYvt5v38DF98cY8kESnyWHCq-_cgnpma76Qjt9RtedvtEFL_-aZzDonwA_XVaiSLXwUm6TUcR2MONek/s1600-h/DSC_0606.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339934898051019938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZba3TR8v2uX1BlyfRZ06TyHPwRvaHzF6swwifiHMeTiV7VKY7N7fXHZZEd2e5BYvt5v38DF98cY8kESnyWHCq-_cgnpma76Qjt9RtedvtEFL_-aZzDonwA_XVaiSLXwUm6TUcR2MONek/s400/DSC_0606.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2bN6wC73ahEERMFyQmVPgec-pjE2oqhGN18IrTNVENVpEb_qwSGjvPx8RJqXabWQl1YM5HzaV1YsgXmInERMIJ-c-dNbA_t_NpS5e-RZPPI-7DKxsSb3exO3VxmywD91JlarSzGcJtIx/s1600-h/DSC_0614.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339934896276889138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2bN6wC73ahEERMFyQmVPgec-pjE2oqhGN18IrTNVENVpEb_qwSGjvPx8RJqXabWQl1YM5HzaV1YsgXmInERMIJ-c-dNbA_t_NpS5e-RZPPI-7DKxsSb3exO3VxmywD91JlarSzGcJtIx/s400/DSC_0614.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqWPXKQvEaMy9PLZeQxJPdxMNXvTVMcERzV35amy1CaFon3TSIQZm1CU1pEsE7j5zKu2h0ZKF1CfgwJwvnwWWjoT6ceZssYDodNPEULcCn39dhO6CzIU5hKozdbfnzAC1r1cjo7fEPFeO/s1600-h/DSC_0621.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339934888036562370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqWPXKQvEaMy9PLZeQxJPdxMNXvTVMcERzV35amy1CaFon3TSIQZm1CU1pEsE7j5zKu2h0ZKF1CfgwJwvnwWWjoT6ceZssYDodNPEULcCn39dhO6CzIU5hKozdbfnzAC1r1cjo7fEPFeO/s400/DSC_0621.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf39jCQaSbbo834A9a8BoSwiOg1v7kg6V1SHjBusubQceW81m8Qhr_Hjtm6gxN1IhY_da7wCKnmQap0tfZJyE0-CMZCAlo1NhM4eybwQK_49qLLXqihHK2NykJX3J0iyrWb9wlNi8MVSno/s1600-h/DSC_0624.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339934884997110226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf39jCQaSbbo834A9a8BoSwiOg1v7kg6V1SHjBusubQceW81m8Qhr_Hjtm6gxN1IhY_da7wCKnmQap0tfZJyE0-CMZCAlo1NhM4eybwQK_49qLLXqihHK2NykJX3J0iyrWb9wlNi8MVSno/s400/DSC_0624.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5J1ThAyZ-WuObLEztL9SIEXR9C2krc3J3iE9ebKMj3GRYT_f3-VHyBd98as7BE3Kpx4GRe6b1mGqYj7Fwuf-u9vVhQvCt9KDhNTdlMdm1axGMUJTWpUAM7vU4zD4_F6sWrbv54JspAMYY/s1600-h/DSC_0626.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339935664501500194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5J1ThAyZ-WuObLEztL9SIEXR9C2krc3J3iE9ebKMj3GRYT_f3-VHyBd98as7BE3Kpx4GRe6b1mGqYj7Fwuf-u9vVhQvCt9KDhNTdlMdm1axGMUJTWpUAM7vU4zD4_F6sWrbv54JspAMYY/s400/DSC_0626.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FrDpEpIzeH9Z8xGmXIqp_KvbNEknu192UgZAoFV_3t27dbWdxowZdjs63wLvGXHz9kPzpjaUKaMzm1WakLHaMHBUE37zE3PWcQoTnQn0VweRCjnj0klzu8zseYuC0fCQ2fb8qWJBWfhP/s1600-h/DSC_0608.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339935660404109874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FrDpEpIzeH9Z8xGmXIqp_KvbNEknu192UgZAoFV_3t27dbWdxowZdjs63wLvGXHz9kPzpjaUKaMzm1WakLHaMHBUE37zE3PWcQoTnQn0VweRCjnj0klzu8zseYuC0fCQ2fb8qWJBWfhP/s400/DSC_0608.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJj_pzjgCwXhxDqgCW75pKYTgf0zsfLYeZvurlaA5RbozTmROUZNhNnjBvZhrjUxxM3laUqisqCrDUBBkG77yW1o39O4QDi0KW3gCYz20S8bpprpWVhIvVDWyvSMkGvOaw6-J59eZQa2Xg/s1600-h/DSC_0634.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339936378390170978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJj_pzjgCwXhxDqgCW75pKYTgf0zsfLYeZvurlaA5RbozTmROUZNhNnjBvZhrjUxxM3laUqisqCrDUBBkG77yW1o39O4QDi0KW3gCYz20S8bpprpWVhIvVDWyvSMkGvOaw6-J59eZQa2Xg/s400/DSC_0634.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBf9aWYrKVSZTZHPYCcQ0av59qtDyUQIppjKBriSUy_mX0CUmEGUIUhdSUVIQqTvLkzC9Sp2_E1GafZTSzroPLQ-XCGk2CK1LGNkWYrxBT7AUcDfH4zEF8Z3Ly5sjmKrEcFSib2YgdFot-/s1600-h/DSC_0667.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339934901144181202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBf9aWYrKVSZTZHPYCcQ0av59qtDyUQIppjKBriSUy_mX0CUmEGUIUhdSUVIQqTvLkzC9Sp2_E1GafZTSzroPLQ-XCGk2CK1LGNkWYrxBT7AUcDfH4zEF8Z3Ly5sjmKrEcFSib2YgdFot-/s400/DSC_0667.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I hope that you all enjoyed your holiday weekend! Ours was VERY busy, but we totally enjoyed it!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">Have a great week ahead!<br /><br /></span></p>Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-88474497506797627182009-05-21T23:01:00.000-05:002009-05-21T23:01:00.713-05:00Sooooooooooooooo.....What Do Ya'll Think????I was way overdue for a new hair do!! I FINALLY went for it.<br /><br />I even changed the color and got me some highlights going on. Soooooooooooo, what do ya'll think?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dU2LfpyXVtJkg7-eofojjScSm4Tn_ragnjfv2KtW4Xt3jdCvQH3UA5yiDv2JYbmn7PlhFY8l3vf2nOh0Qcr7XXNY6gkKr1MZCFD2FD_Ayd3_SpvMNsc7epV-6eJDpRmpvEKTtrsL1Npf/s1600-h/DSC_0002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338484493116843714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dU2LfpyXVtJkg7-eofojjScSm4Tn_ragnjfv2KtW4Xt3jdCvQH3UA5yiDv2JYbmn7PlhFY8l3vf2nOh0Qcr7XXNY6gkKr1MZCFD2FD_Ayd3_SpvMNsc7epV-6eJDpRmpvEKTtrsL1Npf/s400/DSC_0002.JPG" border="0" /></a> Okay, I had to take the second picture of me! lol! The teenager had just gotten home from school and did not want to do me a favor in going back outside for just a minute!!! I didn't do too bad, huh? I am sure if my neighbors behind me saw me out there taking pictures of myself, they are probably thinking one of two things....either I am totally weird or conceited, or perhaps even both. lol!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzI3lB0r5hAq3EXIMwRWucrkXwlMR7CHUGMh7eP6xDgshUsEDeV-5FrrnUGy-4AbYukznHEW1xbOM6xRBx1AyWHA2LCFTAG0qfRlFS8cqY7gtuve-4VeffhflJnkWWqT2cJy_aDlzp5mSp/s1600-h/DSC_0007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338484487147380050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzI3lB0r5hAq3EXIMwRWucrkXwlMR7CHUGMh7eP6xDgshUsEDeV-5FrrnUGy-4AbYukznHEW1xbOM6xRBx1AyWHA2LCFTAG0qfRlFS8cqY7gtuve-4VeffhflJnkWWqT2cJy_aDlzp5mSp/s400/DSC_0007.JPG" border="0" /></a> I am so looking forward to a three day weekend! Woo hoo!<br /><br />My next post will be the prom pictures!!!! We got the CD from our photographer this week. There are over 500 pictures of Morgan and her group. I've asked Morgan to go through them and pick out a few of her favorite ones to share. I promise not to post too many and bore you. Stay tuned!<br /><br />That's all for now friends! I hope that you all enjoy this long holiday weekend! I sure plan on it!<br /><br />Blessings...Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076408572355312115.post-14385588851593760482009-05-15T20:02:00.000-05:002009-05-15T20:02:00.688-05:00Say What???I wonder if all counties are doing this?<br /><br />Each year around this time, we get an appraisal notice from the county stating what our home appraises for now. Most of us know that your "TAXES" are based on the appraised value of our homes, right?<br /><br />Okay, this year I don't understand this at all. We moved into this home almost two years ago now. We've made no big improvements at all. Yet, the county appraised our home for $20,000 more than it did last year.<br /><br />Last time I checked....we're in a recession. Homes are not really selling right now. Though we moved to a new city in the last two years, we've lived in the same county for the last 10 years. In our last home, we made ALL kind of improvements including having a pool built and our home still never appraised for $20,000 more from one year to the next. This is ridiculous!<br /><br />We were talking to our neighbors and the county has done the same thing to them. This is so not fair! Oops! That just sounded like something my girls would say.<br /><br />Anyhoo, we can definitely protest this new and improved appraisal and probably will, but guess what? You have to pay for that!!!! We feel a bit cheated on this deal.<br /><br />This is only a great thing if you're trying to sell your home right now and wanted/needed to make more money on it. And since there are so many homes sitting on the market as it is and knowing that most banks aren't loaning money these days, I get even more irritated thinking about this.<br /><br />Okay, I did just totally vent here....but I still don't feel much better.<br /><br />I am soooooooooo glad it's the weekend! I've had a really busy week at work and at home. I plan on doing nothing tonight except for visiting your blogs later tonight. I hope to work in the yard ALL day tomorrow. However, I've heard that it's supposed to rain at some point tomorrow. So, we'll see.<br /><br />I hope that you all have a great weekend and as always, be blessed!Daphinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401566362778946134noreply@blogger.com42