Daaaaaaang...

Happy 4th of July!

a little love from texas...

a BIG thank you to sherry who brought back an awesome gift for me. sherry went to texas to take some classes from 'the man'! yep, tim holtz. she brought back an alterable (?) dress form for me! she didn't stop there... she asked tim sign it! that's as altered as it's gonna get. maybe...
thanks sherry!
thanks tim!
you guys made my day!

a few notes...

ruth~
i don't have your email and ALWAYS appreciate your notes! am i supposed to respond on comments page??? not sure of blog "etiquette".
we went to summer welcome monday and tuesday and it was HOT!
i think it was the 22 & 23rd.
blog comments~
some of you have told me you left a comment??? not sure where they went. if you don't see your comment after posting, it's NOT there. sorry i missed them. i always love a note!
facebook~
i can't even log on right now...not facebook savvy. i have some friend requests floating around and will accept when i figure it out!
blog~
haven't had much blog fodder as of late.
projects~
haven't shared much because i am working on double top secret projects!
barb~
thanks for reminding me that lists ROCK!
everyone~
thanks for stopping by and i hope you are all having a happy summer!
scrapbook~
here are some pics of THE graduation album...the family wants to send it to guinness because they have never seen such a HUGE book. surely a world record!!!

Road Trip

Spent a couple of days checking out the new school. Great family time. We learned quickly that the hotel closest to campus...not so clean! Dad preferred the luggage carrier to the bed! The pizza place is AWESOME though!

Happy Father's Day!

to my man...
















and to my dad!
Love you,
xoxox

Soar...

I can't believe the kids did this @ Six Flags. Kirsten cried a little...me too!

Thanks to Carolina Sue's Crew! We had a great little team and everyone enjoyed Race Day. Thanks to everyone- walkers, sleepers, and all you gals that made donations for the team.

See what you missed out on, mom? Jealous??

ELIZABETHTOWN is on RIGHT NOW!

11:23. Saturday. TNT!
The Race was great...photos to follow!

Carolina Sue's Crew...

Thanks to all that joined our team! If you are walking on Saturday, we will meet at For Keeps Sake at 8:00 am and head about about 8:15. You can pick up your shirt, along with another treat, any time after 5 pm. on Thursday evening. I have goodies for Carolyn, Nancy, Tina and Sue B too, so stop by! Thanks to you girls for the generous donations!
See you on Saturday!

A Celebration to Remember....

There was food (A LOT), there were friends and family, there were surprises and tons of fun!












The afternoon ran LATE into the evening, or I suppose I should say, early the next morning! Everything was great, even the fall on the floor cheesecake...yep, I dropped the plain cheescake on the floor while pulling it out of the fridge. Luckily, it folded in half and I was able to save some of it. Floor or not, I have to say it was goood! The turtle cheesecake was a hit too. Qdoba Nacho Bar! Great call Kirsten! The BIG Scrapbook! Grandpa delivers Hooter's wings. No celebration is complete without Hooters!

She did it!

We are so proud...Congrats!

Thank You...

This is something I miss about Boy Scouts. I am thankful that Tyler had a few years of this tradition, placing flags on the graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery to honor the men and women having served our country.  I hope he always remembers. Jefferson Barracks is so very close. We have witnessed many funeral processions. We watched  as Michael Blassie returned home from Arlington National Cemetery, having been buried in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We watched the Air Force Jets as they flew over the grave site at the cemetery, one of them peeling away in the Missing Man Formation, a final tribute. I think we will visit there today.

Welcome...

Welcome Erin Guggenberger, Alicia Kaiser, Myra Kaiser and Sarah Kaiser!!! I knew you girls would join us! And to everyone reading this, I have to say I am proud of these girls because they are the only ones on our team that have actually WALKED!!! Thanks for representing Carolina Sue's Crew!

If you would like to join us, there are only a few hours remaining! I think it is noon Sunday.

Thanks again to all of Carolina Sue's Crew!

Komen Race & Recipe Project UPDATES*

First I want to thank Barb & Janet Moody for joining our team along with Becky Jeffries! 

Welcome ladies! Thank you Tina Piper!

On line sign-up deadline moved to May 24! There is still time.

Second, sign up for the June 16 Recipe class was yesterday. We did not have enough people to get this project off the ground at this time. June recipe class will be business as usual, creating 5 pages featuring summer veggies! Yum! In talking with some of the recipe ladies, we began to brew up our new project move. Over the next couple of months, we will discuss a Oct/Nov holiday cookbook. It could even be a Family Cookbook like we were planning for June. Gather your thoughts and we'll figure it out. (If you signed up and didn't talk to me today, I have left messages on your recorders)

Third, since the June recipe class will not be a project, please feel free to call the store and sign-up as usual. It was a pleasure meeting some new ladies in class yesterday.  They were understandably, a little shy about jumping into the cookbook project. I hope that now you girls will plan to join us!

Thanks girls.

Thanks SOOO much!

This afternoon when I was registering Renea on the Komen website,   I was so pleased and surprised to see some gift very generous donations made in Carolina Sue's Crew's name!

Thanks a bunch girls!

Nancy Connelly

Sue Benedict 

and 

Carolyn Krassinger

I'm so sorry I didn't see this sooner. 

You gals are terrific!

Also, Welcome Renea!

Our team is growing!

REMEMBER May 22 is the registration deadline.

Thank you Nancy!

Only a few more days!

Now we're rollin'...

Welcome 

Ruth Moody

Molly Hankamer

Susie Lang.  

Thank you!!!

Speaking of Susie Lang, did I tell you guys that she MADE me some Jelly Toppers? Remember, my favorite, no longer available, cookie! HOMEMADE! I don't have a photo, ahem, yummy! Amazing chick!

*This is the last week to join the Race for the Cure! May 22!

**Recipe Class project~ Don't forget tomorrow is the deadline to sign up for the June Recipe Cookbook Project.

Cookbook details 

Last prom...

boohooo. Here are Kirsten and Justin heading out for that last big prom night. They are such great friends and were looking forward to the evening. They will have a blast...they always do!


All that's left on the calendar is graduation....Senior year has come to an end with a bang! There have been proms and Senior Night. Lock-Ins and celebrations. Looks like it has been a good year and the anticipation for what is coming over the summer and next fall is rapidly building. Kirsten is truly excited and I'm excited for her. Nervous, scared, anxious and sad are just a few other emotions I am experiencing. A friend Jane told me, you give them roots and wings...hmmm, still trying to wrap my head around this. I get the roots, NOT thrilled about the wings...

Welcome Adam!

Welcome Dre!

Yeah Jenny!

My buddy Jen joined us! 

Welcome Jen!

Probably not walking but she will be sporting a terrific new tee!

Don't miss out!

YES, I have lost my mind!

I thought today was the 21st. You have until NEXT Tuesday to join our team! BUT...the previous post is still loaded with great reasons to join us, such as, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WALK!
Thanks for your patience and GO SIGN UP!
Hugs,
xoxo

ALRIGHT GANG, THIS IS IT...

We NEED 20 or 25 people to HAVE a TEAM! Deadline is tomorrow...
PLEEEAAASSSEE JOIN US!



Remember~
~You DON'T have to walk!
~You can SUPPORT a cause that many of us have been touched by.
~You will get a "stylin" tee. ALL the cool kids have them!
~You DON'T have to walk!
~It's ONLY $25.
~It's EASY to sign-up. (just click the link to the right and follow directions) ~I will have your tee shirt at the store, (walk or not)
~IF you walk, Bread Co. gives out ribbon bagels...FREE!
~Great Picture Op for your scrapbook!
~YOU DON'T HAVE TO WALK!!!!

It's a good thing...

Happy Mother's Day!

Same dress...new hair!

Prom night again. The kids had a great time, even with the limo BREAKING DOWN on the HIGHWAY! yikes. They thought it was funny and took advantage of the photo op.  

The Grand Basin at Forest Park   is obviously Prom Photo Central in St. Louis. All the kids seem to end up here on the big evening. There are buses, limos, and cars full of prom goers and parents. Pretty cool. Here is Kirsten with lifelong childhood friend, Justin. They will be attending his prom next weekend. When it is all said and done, I think Justin is attending like 4 proms this year! Whawaaa... Mom had to BUY a tux! Yes, you will have to endure more photos next week, sorry. She does have another dress...

If you are waiting until the last minute...

that time is NOW!
Tuesday is the deadline for joining Carolina Sue's Crew, the Race for the Cure! Hope you join us!
Remember, you don't have to walk, you could Sleep in for the Cure or just sign up under "walk" and I will have your shirt ready for pick up whether you walk or not. Click the link to the right.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Edited***WELCOME Barb! Thanks for getting the ball rolling!
Edited AGAIN!*** Whoohooo! WELCOME Kim!

Cinco de Mayo...

If you want the kids to eat, send them to the grocery store. Off they went to create a Cinco de Mayo feast! They came home with the perfect ingredients to build some delish nachos. Better than any nachos I've ever made.

Introducing our grandchildren...

Aren't they darling??? NOT!

Kirsten and Spencer were playing at Dave & Busters over the weekend and gave the Gene Machine a try. Yikes! They better think long and hard before having babies. I guess the old tale of good looking people having ugly babies is true...and yes, my children are gorgeous so i suppose the opposite is also true. (I said it before my brothers could!)

Our team is growing!!!!

Welcome Becky! Hope to see YOUR name on the list to the right!

The Komen link is fixed...

Just click on the Race for the Cure on the sidebar to go to Carolina Sue's Crew's page to sign up! Only 25 more days to join us!

when mom is away...

the boys will play! Being away all weekend, gave the boys a chance to play. On Saturday I popped in at lunch time to see the boys working hard, gassing and oiling what appeared to be a shiny new lawn mower.

They tried to convince me they had cleaned up the old one. This has been on their wish list for quite a while now. Since Ty has taken over this chore, it has been tough for him to cut the monster hill in our backyard, so this is a good thing. He went from pushing the old beast, practically killing himself, to having to almost run after the new self-propelled machine!

To wrap up the weekend, we enjoyed closing night of Peter Pan at school. Ty has been working hard for  months perfecting his pirate skills. The pirates were the best part of the play, and Ty was the best pirate of all!