No, I’m not talking about Savannah, my daughter. I am talking about me. Just dropped her off at Denison University for a 4 day leadership conference and am teary-eyed.
Get a grip, Cheri.
Not sure if it was because I helped her set up her dorm room or because I had to actually say good-bye. No matter, I am such a dork.
I will be a total wreck when she leaves for college, which is in two years.
Jeez.
Congrats to our middle daughter, Heather, for her second year in National Junior Honor Society. These are the future leaders of our country, so I am pleased that they are learning about leadership at a young age.
Pictured here are Sam, Heather and Vinnie. What a great group of students!
This is probably the closest I will get to having the title of Queen. It was fun while it lasted!
Thanks for sending this along Patrick.
“Sometimes, you need to stop taking your medicine to let your body heal itself. Sometimes, you need to pause so you can move forward. Sometimes, you need to turn away from something so you can see why you fell in love in the first place.”
- Danielle LaPorte
You can find more of her inspiration here.
Feeling a lot like a bridesmaid tonight.
I attended the Ohio Chamber’s Annual Meeting and Chamber Day today. Actually there were about a dozen of us that went from our community.
It was a fun day, but I was disappointed, more than once.
The Ohio Chamber recognized local chambers from across the state for their advocacy efforts. They started it four years ago and here is where we ended up: second, second, second and now third. I know we should be happy that we made the top three every year that have been doing this, but I’m not a number two kinda girl.
Then to make matters worse, I nominated a local company for their entrepreneurship award. Good news is that they were selected as a finalist. Bad news – they came in second. Did I mention that I’m not a number two kind of girl?
I don’t want to seem unappreciative, because I am certainly proud of our chamber and its members. I simply want to be number one, that’s all.
It’s a simple request, really.
I’ve obviously got some work do to. Night night.
I am blessed with three smart, beautiful daughters. I picked up their dance pictures tonight and thought I would share and/or brag. Moms are allowed to do that!
Today we celebrated Mother’s Day at our place, surrounded by family. My kids love it when we have a house full of family. My mom and dad went up to Cleveland to see my brother, so we missed them.
But in addition to the five of us, we are enjoying the company of Tom and Penny; Tammy and Todd; TJ and Jacqueline; Tessa and Jarrord and of course Trei.
Jay has been busy showing everyone our pics from Italy while Heather is getting some expert advice from Tessa on a design project she is doing from school. Jayme and Trei are outside shooting Hoops and the guys are busy watching Memphis Grizziles vs. LA Clippers. As for me, well I have a sink full of dishes to do, which I don’t mind at all.
This is my ideal Mother’s Day, surrounded by family.
What a great way to start out my Mother’s Day – breakfast in bed! Thank you, Jayme (10 year. old) for my awesome breakfast. Love you.
We are at the Copper Penny tonight celebrating Ellie’s 29th Birthday. We had a pre-dinner gathering at Randy and Kim’s place on the lake. Fun fun fun.
Today, according to John over at Foodimentary, is National Eat What You Want Day.
His posts are always interesting to me. Today he also lists the top 5 foods in the US:
Yep. I agree with that.
Today, just like every other day in my world, I am going to eat what I want. Thanks for giving me permission John.
