A great big Happy Birthday to my beautiful sister!

I love you and hope you have a wonderful day today.

I am taking my daughter to her monthly check up this evening.

Even though she is in no way ready to be a mother, I am starting to get use to the idea of having a baby around. I just keep reminding myself that everything will be okay and how many people she has that love her and will be around to help.

Our OB has a small ultrasound machine in her office and is planning on using it this visit. It would be great if she can tell us the sex of the baby already. We all have our fingers crossed for a boy.

Of course it goes with out saying that all that matters is that the baby is healthy, boy or girl.

*update* We had to reschedule for next week, the doctor had to leave to deliver a baby. So no news yet.

Allison has had an upset stomach for over a week now but she has been feeling fine otherwise. Until late last night when I found her crying in the bathroom and spewing from both ends. After cleaning her up and tucking her back in bed, I woke up to the same crying two hours later and this time she yelled for me because she said she couldn’t see anything when she stood up. Freaked me out! So, I cleaned us both up and headed to the ER.
They put her on an IV for dehydration and took blood right away, then sent her for X-rays to make sure her appendices were fine. All important tests came back clean except her urine, which showed infection. So, basically it’s the flu with a urinary track infection. She was so brave, as scared as she was there were no tears when she saw the needles coming. 

Now if I can get her to rest today and take the antibiotic with out tears, we’ll be all set.
Momma, needs a nap.

As I type this entry, my husband is out dancing and living it up with his best girl.
Celebrating Valentines Day at the Daddy, Daughter Dance with Allison.

If you can stand all the sweetness, lots more photos on Flickr!

Having my girls so far apart (12 yrs), I have been a mother with at least one child in school for over fourteen years now.
Finally it happened! A report card came home with near perfect markings and a big fat check mark in the box that reads “no conference needed at this time”. 
Yes! This must be how Charlie felt when he opened up that Wonka Bar and saw that golden ticket.

I am so excited, I have a date with my daughter tonight. We have plans to hang out and go to a movie. And now that she is working, the popcorn is on her.  Bonus!
It’s strange some times having a daughter almost twenty years old. I spent all those years wanting and pushing her to grow up and then one day I woke up and she is living with her boyfriend and has a baby on the way and I miss her like crazy.

Allison’s school had a Family Fun Night last night.
The theme was the 50’s with Root beer floats, arts & crafts and Elvis BINGO. They even had a DJ playing all kinds of dance music for the kids and a hula hoop contest. Gerry and I had a blast watching Allison and her friends dancing under the lights all night.
I posted a few photos on Flickr but there is just something about this one that I love,

I know she doesn’t look so thrilled but trust me she had a great time.

After taking Bethany to the doctor yesterday for her monthly check up I was thinking about what the baby will call me.
I guess Grandma is the most appealing, well besides Aunt Jennifer but that’s just wrong.
I don’t think I look like a Nana or Nanny and I can tell you for certain that I want nothing to do with Granny!