Just Call Me Twilight

My head is spinning just a little because of how full this week has been.  Please indulge me as I share a few of the highlights. Monday Today I turned 43 years old.  Yes, that's right - I am a woman that has just admitted to her true age.  I am proud of every single one of my years.  Not every one has been fantastic.  Not every one would I want to go back and re-live.  The point is though, I have been given these past 43 years to make my mistakes, learn from those mistakes and become a better person from those mistakes.  All of my years have been a gift that some have not been lucky enough to have received.  I know there are many people no longer with us that would give anything for another year, or just one more day.  So I feel it is my duty to feel blessed by having had these years and I look forward to the gift of each new year I may be granted with. To celebra...

My baby is growing up.  How do I know this?  Today she started first grade. 

Oldest Daughter will be starting school in just a few days, so for us anyways, summer is coming to a close.  It has been an enjoyable one, full of visits with great-great aunts and uncles, trips to the circus, trips to the library, Vacation Bible School and ArtCamp, days spent with grandparents.  It has been a time of sister-bonding, sleeping late, playing with friends and watching too many cartoons.  I am sad to lose this time with Oldest Daughter but quite excited about her new adventures in First Grade.  Here are a few highlights of the girls' summer.  JCMT SUMMER WAS Bubbles     Backyard Wading Pools       Local Kids Club Fun       Swim Lessons       Visiting Bass Pro Shops       Celebrating Fathers' Day         Meeting Great-Grandparents         Me...