Daddy's Girls

Only 28 more days of school and I will be DONE. I have decided not to go back to teaching, at least not next year and not middle school, so in 6 weeks I will be enjoying my first day of summer vacation. I'll decide from there what the future holds, but I can say long term teachers are saints. This job is not for the weak, and you can talk about breaks all you want, but I can promise you if teachers didn't get them, you would have NO ONE willing to do this job.  I think my last post was the very start of spring break. We had a good time and didn't do too much. Lillian did her driving for driver's ed and has been practicing a lot. She rode her horse/worked and both girls hung out with friends some    Lillian asked Yaya if she could borrow a camera a while back, and then when she met Jackson she realized he had that hobby too. They have been taking turns practicing at riding lessons and baseball games.  We went down to Baton Rouge to celebrate my birthday with Nana. She...

I celebrated my 43rd birthday yesterday with a quiet day at home. I've had a cold for a few days so I spent it napping on and off on the couch and watching movies. But the day with Matt and the girls was special, especially since it rarely happens. He spoiled me with a fancy, home cooked meal, and the text from my Mom's best friend each year always makes my day. She is programmed in my phone as Glenda, but for some reason, anytime she texts me, it shows up as "Mom." She never misses a big event, so I swear it's my mom using her message to say hi 😊 Life has been busy with school, work, pep squad, gymnastics, horseback riding.... It seems like we are never home. But we find time for Lillian to have hang outs with her friends and for me to get girl time too. Cara and I have a goal of once a month and I try to do the same with Kelli too.  Plus, there's a new boy in Lillian's life that is taking up time too. It's new, only about a month, but she likes Jack...

Last weekend was one of the best weekends of Matt's life. It was youth weekend in Arkansas and just him and his girls went to the camp for a morning together. He couldn't carry a gun and never fired shot and they got a limit. Kathleen got her first one in the air and Matt said Lillian can out shoot most men he knows. She even got one with her great-grandfather's "Sweet 16."  It was a super special weekend I know they will all always remember. The girls have really been enjoying some girl time lately too. We have gone to see Lillian's friend's band twice We've been to basketball and baseball games, to dinner and of course time at Vivette's with Little Rock too  It's been a nice few weeks and I'm loving watching them do all the things they love

Kathleen had her first NGA meet of the season at Centenary on Saturday and it went really well. She did have a fall on the beam, and her vault can still use some work, but she managed to come in 1st on the floor and bars and 2nd  all around! We would've been proud no matter what the score, but of course it's always exciting to win. Pops and Honey came in town for the whole weekend, Capn and Yaya were there, and Kelli came to cheer her on too!  Friday was a big day all around. Kathleen skipped school and went down to Baton Rouge Thursday with Brian and Sadie. We joined this thing called "Tumbling Tigers" through LSU and it got them access on the floor during warm-ups and introductions. They got autographs from some of the gymnasts too. Brian decided to make a little mini vacation out of it and they went to the old and new state capitals, a baseball scrimmage and walked around campus a little bit before the meet that night. Lillian wasn't even mad about having to go...

15 year old birthday interview: What is your: 1. Favorite color? Red/Turquoise 2. Toy? my new saddle pad  3. Fruit? pineapple 4. Show/ Movie? To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before 5. Lunch? Turkey sandwich  6. Outfit? 7s and sweatshirt/ white fox hoodie  7. Game? Roblox 9. Snack? Dots pretzels  10. Song? Am I Okay?- Megan Moroney or Cozy- Braxton Keith 11. Animal? Horse/shark 12. Book? The Fourth Wing 13.  Best friend? Brynn  14. Cereal?  Cinnamon toast crunch  15. Drink? White monsters/ water  16. Game to play outside? hide and seek 17. Holiday? Christmas  18. Breakfast? Grilled trash 19. Dinner? pork tacos  20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Equine Veterinarian 

I'm 5 days late on her birthday post, but we had the best time celebrating our 15 year old!  How did she go from that baby to such a young woman so quickly?? It always hurts my heart a little to see her birthday pictures through the years. But she is so fun and I wouldn't trade the age I have now for anything. We both skipped school the day before her birthday to have a girls day. We had nails and hair done, had lunch with Yaya and got a massage  We went to the deer camp that night so she could wake up and hunt on her bday morning. From there, we went home so she could spend some time with her favorite boy, Little Rock We got home in just enough time to set up and get ready for her party that night. We had 29 teenagers (including Kathleen and a friend) and Kelli came to supervise with me. They went through 100 cane's chicken tenders. 4 pans of fries, 4 pans of mac and cheese, 80 rolls, plus fruit, cookies and cake!  It was crazy, but about as good as I could have expected...