Sunday Letters ~~ Project Grad Edition

My Dear Dak,

What a week it has been. On Monday, May 9th 2011, you graduated from Clever High School with honors. We are SO proud of you!!!

The last two weeks have been a whirlwind of fun activities. Now that it is over, I feel like we can breathe and enjoy the next three months before college. I'm so proud of you my boy.

On Monday night, after graduation, we went to Project Grad. What a blast!!!

Here is Miss Alyssa being beautiful on the bus. You took this picture. What a GREAT picture. It captures her foot-loose-and-fancy-free spirit perfectly.
















You and Alyssa rocking it out =)



















~~ Graduated Seniors Class of 2011 ~~




















Pizza ~~ need I say more .....















Some of the girls hanging out!!















Me and Alyssa ~~ she is so mean to me =) hahaha
















You and Kaili ~~ What a sweet girl.....















Okay, really? heehee















Okay, so this totally and completely cracked.me.up.
You have a lot of aggies in your class who apparently wanted to play basketball and didn't bring (or don't own) tennis shoes.

So what's a boy to do? Play in your boots, of course!! =) hahahahahaha heeheeheeheehee
















Okay so Airelle's swimsuit wins BEST swimsuit of the night in my book.
So pretty and modest. Loved it and LOVE her!!!!!

















You had such a fun time. I'm so glad things went SO well!!



Well that was Monday night. We slept Tuesday, and then Wednesday here I come!! I went in your room and told you graduation was over and now life begins. You need to get up and get to looking for a job. hahahaha



You obliged and on Thursday found a job at Price Cutters in the deli department. You will be training in the cold meat deli first and then you will go to a different store and train in their Bistro and then you will be trained in both, because the PC that you will be working at is building a Bistro as we speak. So proud of you!!!



(You call Tuesday to find out what day you start. It will either be Next Sunday or the following Saturday, depending on payroll.)



You've been enjoying BBQ's and hanging out with friends and lots of Tennis Districts. Things will be slower for you this week.



I found a quote that I will be using in your Senior Scrap-Memory Book. It says:



YOU ARE CAPABLE OF DOING AND BECOMING

MORE THAN YOU REALIZE ~~



I love that quote!! And it is so true son. THE SKY'S THE LIMIT!!!!! With God ALL THINGS are possible. You can do ALL THINGS through Christ!!!



I Love you for always ~~ mom



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My Dear Sir Cuteness,



You are SO hilarious!! Yesterday you even told me something was hilarious. Cracks.me.up. to see such a BIG word come out of such a little dude =)



You have been sick this week and even ended up at the hospital. You have a really bad cold that went respritory, so you are now on breathing treatments for a while. You have a dragon mask that is so cute. You told your mama that you wanted "to wear it forever" =)



So we were playing outside this week and I had to come in and get something. When we came in you were wheezing, so I told you that you couldn't play outside for a while. So you crawled up in my lap and started tugging at your mouth. I asked you what you were doing, because it looked like you were trying to pull a hair out of your mouth. You looked at me with all seriousness and said:



"I'm trying to get the wheeze out my mouth."

hahahahahaha You crack.me.up.



You've gotten to where you like PaPa to start our evening prayers at bedtime, but then you take off and say your own. It is the sweetest thing I've ever seen, Sir Cuteness. You kneel on our bed and bury your little head in your hands and pray for Granny (my mom), Papa Wesley (Dick's Dad) and then last night for Frosty, as in the Snowman. LOVE that and LOVE YOU!!!



Love you to the moon, Moon, MOON ~~ Gamma



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My Mr. Winslow,



You are on 7 10's again. WOW that is a lot of hours. You are working so hard, and I'm so proud of you. You have a hard job, but NO ONE does it like you!!!



You are coming home a little early today. I hope you can rest.



We ordered you a couple of books yesterday too. You love to read. I hope having a couple new books will also help you to relax =)



Thank you for all that you do for us.



You are my hero.



I love you Sweetie ~~ Petrii

Graduation Part 1 ~~ The Baccalaureate Edition

Whew ~~ it has been a crazy few days..... There are SO many pictures and fun stories associated with the past few days, I thought I'd share them in 3 editions.

The first one being Baccalaureate on Sunday. Please keep in mind that Prom was Saturday night, Baccalaureate on Sunday (Mother's Day), First Round Tennis Team Districts (which they won by the way), Graduation at 8:00 PM and Project Grad Bus leaving at 9:30 PM. WOW!! Yep I am tired. Not even playin' =)

So I posted about Prom in "Sunday Letters" so we'll move onto Sunday, which was Mother's Day. I went and spent some time with this pretty lady....my mama.

My mama is 71. Isn't she just beautiful?

















I had called before I came over and asked if she'd do my nails for Graduation (next day) and she quickly obliged. My mom is a GREAT nailist!!! She's done her own for YEARS!!

Not only did I get a mani, but I also got a pedi. Thanks mom!! It was a huge help and they looked SO nice. Matched my dress just beautifully =)
















Well, you know Mother's Day gave me a reason to make my mom a pretty little card.

I LOVE these papers!! And you are not going to get to see it because Blogger just deleted that picture. Oh brother. I will try to remember to put it back on here in another post. It was really cute.

anyway.....

I found some quotes about prayer and mother's and so I included those in mom's card, and thanked her for always praying for me, and all her kids. I told her it definitely has made the difference in our lives. And to keep up the good work =)

"If you have a mom, there is nowhere you are likely to go that a prayer has not already been."
Robert Brault

This one is a Abraham Lincoln quote. I love AL quotes. This one may be a new favorite of mine.

"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life." Abraham Lincoln.

Love it.

Then this sweet boy and I went out to eat. Yep, we kept the tradition of trying a new place neither of us had been before, so this year it was Red Robin.

(He's so tired. But he said Prom was SO fun!)

Me waiting for.....

This beautiful thang.....my vegan burger. Get out of town!!! I know. It was SO good too and they let me build it just the way I like it, complete with quacamole. Oh my, it was SO good!!

I don't know. =)

Look at this HUGE burger, Dak ordered. It was SO good!! (So he told me =)

They have endless fries at Red Robin's so we decided one of us would get the fries and one would get onion rings. Look at this babies............. Dak said they were delish!!

Here is Dak enjoying his Mint Cookie Shake and he is so mad at me right now.....see his face. Because he was SO full, but he wanted it, so I made him drink it. I am so mean =) heehee

So full.....

Then that evening we went to the Clever First Baptist Church for Baccalaureate. They did a really nice job.

My girl, Trisha, sang an Audio Adreneline song: Goodbye - Goodbye

She did good!

Here is Chazlin reading some Scripture.....

The speaker was the Youth Leader from a neighboring town. She was really good.

She read out of the 139th Psalm. Yes, I was overjoyed!!! Those of you who read my blog regularly know that Dak and I read the 139th Psalm on the first day of school. It was a fitting close to his High School career. God ALWAYS knows what He's doing!!

She also gave an altar call. I'd never been at a Baccalaureate that an altar call was given. Apparently there were some mixed emotions by at least one of the parent's, but I thought it was terrific. Anytime that Christs' Name is glorified and people who don't know Him have the opportunity to know Him, I say ABSOLUTELY!!! It was terrific!!!!!

Here are the kids that attended. Such a good group of kiddo's.

Here is Dak and Bobby. Bobby is a good kid. He's going to be a diesel mechanic.

Me and my girl Alyssa. She looked SO pretty!!

Ummm, yeah.

The church really made it so nice for us, complete with sandwiches, relish trays, nuts, mints, cake and drinks. It was really great!!! Then they donated the balloons to us for Project Grad. It was a nice touch.

Look at these tables.....really pretty.

This is Marlee. Such a sweet and pretty girl.

It was such a nice evening. And we really appreciated the church for hosting this.

And tomorrow, onto graduation!!

The Party of the Year ~~ Graduation Style!!!

Well, yesterday was Dak's graduation party. Oh.my.stars. What a Day!!!

A couple of things before we cuddle up and get cozy.....yes, I cried, and yes, sassy hair is back.....just sayin' ..... and yes, Dak was his sweet, adorable self.

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So, without further ado.....

My dad and his wife, drove 3 hours to be here for Dak's special party. We were so thankful and happy to see them.

My stepmom Betty.

My sweet boy, Dak.....

Me and my boy.....sweet love.....

Me and my boy.....um yes, I do believe he's rolling his eyes.....

Sweetness.....

I love him so.....

And yes "baby girl" came, of course. She was there in all her beautifulness and kindness. I love her so, too =)

These two are just the sweetest things.....

Me and my daddy.....

Me and my sweet mama.....

Dakota and his mama.....

Ahhh..... Do I look happier about this picture than he does? :)

These kids are so sweet!!

Me and my girl....is she not just beautiful?

That is some of Dak's artwork in the background....the boy is impressive.....

Silliness.....

Some of Dak's medals and things that he has accomplished in his HS career.....

OKay so this is the only picture of the cute little dipolma sandwiches we made for the party....yep the only picture. What happened G? =) Oh, yeah it is going in Alyssa's mouth =) so funny that this is the only picture of this that we got.

Dak and Alyssa being silly.....

Just silly, these two.....

My baby sis, Dena and her two kiddo's, my nephew Donnie and my beautiful niece Becca.....

My baby sis and my daddy.....

Dak's beautiful and delicious cake, red velvet....be still my heart..... first time I'd ever had it that I can remember......

One of Dak's balloon's went rogue into the fan and he had to retrieve it.....

Good job son!!! =)

Nola and Rhonda our neighbor's (and notice Dak's artwork in the background).....

Tim and Hayden ~~

How about a little cake, pretty girl? Look at those curls.....

Me and one of my besties, Carrie (mama to Hayden), and such a good friend.....

My baby sis.....

My Uncle Virg.....such a good man.....

My beautiful mama.....

Dena and Brian.....

Dak and the neighbor's he works for sometimes when he needs an extra something-something =)

Me and my super Aunti Stella.....oh could she tell ya some stories about me, but she wouldn't....we're tight like that =)

Dak, me and Kaili (wow I hope I spelled that right =) .....

Dak opening his goodies ..... He was very well Blessed yesterday with lots of fun stuff in the cash dept =) .....

My Auntie Stella and baby sis Dena ~~ .....

Me and my big sis Rhonda. I love this woman so.....

Me and my sis's .....These are two of the best momma's, wife's, daughter's, sister's and women you will EVER meet!!!! .....

Ahhh, my baby.....

Now that one's worth another look =) .....
















Dakota with his friends Kaili and Alex.....And me, of course..... =)

Some of the gang.....

Brother and Sister ~~ Donnie & Becca .....

Dak and his PaPa.....

Oh my, such a special picture.....

My big sis and bil ..... They are so cute and have been married 32 years.....

Oh my, look at that flower =)

Sweet Dak and his friends.....

If you've made it to the end.....congratulations to you too!!! =)

Dak had such a beautiful day!!!!!

And speaking of beautiful days.....one week from TODAY my baby graduates!!!!!

WOW!!

Have a Blessed day,