Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms in the world.



I am lucky to be a mom to a 10 year old. Rebecca brings me a lot of joy in life. She is a good combination of me and Eric. She has Eric's boisterous way of talking when in public. However, she has my worrying trait. I am definately getting a taste of my own medicine in the worrying department. She was also called "serious" the other day by one of her friends. All I could think was no, not serious. Have fun in life. It's too short. I was soooo serious in high school and college. It wasn't until after Rebecca was born that I began to loosen up. I still walk the line, but also have a good time.



My Mother's Day began on Friday. Eric spoiled me all weekend! He fixed all of the food, did the laundry, and took Rebecca and her friend to the Poultry Festival while I chilled at home. They treated me to lunch and a movie today. We ate at San Jose (my favorite). Then we headed to the movies to see What Happens In Vegas. We all enjoyed our relaxing day. They also spoiled me with some presents. They got me a Ped Egg to help make my heels look and feel smooth. I also got a special lamp for my desk to use when I do crafts. (The name of it escapes me right now.) I also got 3 pretty shirts. They are in the prettiest spring colors. I can't wait to wear them.

Me and Rebecca at San Jose's

I didn't get to see my mom today. I did talk to her for about 15 minutes. I miss living closer to her. I hope she enjoys her present. It didn't arrive on time, so I hope it gets there tomorrow. I love you, Mom!!

My Mom and sister, Jennifer

(Taken at Jennifer's birthday party.)

It's Official

Where does time go? We received Rebecca's middle school schedule in the mail today. It seems like just yesterday we were sending her off to kindergarten. Of course, we didn't get to see it first. She took it, ran upstairs with cell phone in hand, and called her friend, Lexi, to compare notes. Look out, Huskies, here they come!!

The First Swim of the Season

Rebecca has been begging for a month now to go swimming. We have told her over and over that the water was too cold. Eric has worked hard to get the pool swim ready. The temperature hit the mid 80's yesterday, so a swim was in order. Rebecca and Lexi were very brave to get in the cold water. It didn't seem to bother them. They played for over an hour.

BFF's

Lexi braves the cold weather on her back
Rebecca tries to adjust


Ready, Set, Go

A Star of the Walk of Fame

Miss Respectful

Our school has implemented a special program to recognize children that follow the 3 school rules. Each month one of the rules is emphasized. Each class votes for a student that they feel exemplifies the rule. For the month of April, our rule was Being Respectful. We are proud to announce that Rebecca was selected by her peers to be the class recipient of the award. She was honored, along with the other fifth grade recipients, at lunch today. Each child was presented a star that will be displayed on a "Walk of Fame". It is a spin off of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

We are very proud of Rebecca and look forward to her demonstrating this rule at home!!

The Fifth Grade Recipients

Rebecca and the guidance counselor

The happy family

Webkinz Extravaganza

Webkinz Day Extravaganza

Rebecca is addicted to Webkinz. They are celebrating their 3rd anniversary with a weekend of activities at retailers. We went online to find the closest retailer participating with all of the games. The closest one was in downtown Columbia at Bo Beep Toy Store. We set out for a day of fun. The store was doing different games every hour, so we had to fill time in between activities by shopping at local stores. Rebecca was able to do face painting, gumball guess, and the gem hunt. She came away with about 4 free Webkinz, free trading cards, and a free Webkinz bracelet. We also bought some Webkinz clothes and animals. Her favorite, a husky. Her middle school mascot will be a husky. She's already preparing for school spirit.

Face Painting

The Finished Product

Gem Hunt

11 Layers of Kelli

LAYER ONE:
Spell your name with animals.
K- koala
E- elephant
L- lionL- lizard
I- iquana

LAYER TWO:
Name: Kelli
Birthday: October 3
Nickname: None
Current Location: My comfy den chair
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: salt and pepper
Right or Left: left

LAYER THREE:
Shoes you wore today: maryjane crocs
Your perfect pizza: pepperoni and extra cheese

LAYER FOUR:
Best holiday: Christmas, birthday
Most missed memory: being thin

LAYER FIVE:
Pepsi or Coke: Diet Coke
McDonald's or Burger King: McDonald's
Adidas or Nike: neither
Lipton Ice Tea or Hot Chocolate: tea
Chocolate or Vanilla: vanilla

LAYER SIX:
Curse?: sometimes
Do you sing?: sometimes
Want to go to college?: Yep-to become and administrator
Get motion sickness: only on a cruise ship looking out at the horizon
Think you're a health freak: NOT
Play an instrument: I used to play the flute

LAYER SEVEN
In the past month. . .
Drank alcohol: no
Gone to the mall: yes
Eaten an entire pizza: no
Been on stage: no
Gone skating: no
Made homemade cookies: yes

LAYER EIGHT:
Have you ever...
Been in big trouble with your parents: Nope
Lied about your age: No
Used a fake ID: Yes

LAYER NINE:
Age you hope to be married: Already there~happily
Number of Children: one

LAYER TEN:
In a girl/guy..
Best eye color: doesn't matter
Best hair color : Doesn't matter
Short hair or long: short

LAYER ELEVEN:
Number of people you could trust with your life: 3
Number of CD's you own: Don't know
Number of tattoos: ZERO
Number of piercings: 2 in each ear, but I only wear 1

It's Official

Eric and I are officially dumb!! We have reached the point in our lives where we don't know anything according to our pre-teen. Oh the joys of parenthood.