High School Prom Weekend

I didn't realize that it's been a week since I posted anything.  We have had a busy weekend.

Timmy finally arrived home safely Friday evening after an 8 hour commute from New Jersey where he finished up 3 weeks of training on a new machine that his company is selling. The kids and I were so excited to see him.  It's the longest that he has ever been away from home.  I did survive and the kids were really good for me.  They made a huge welcome home poster for him that we hung on the wall.  He loved it.

On Saturday, Abbie went to her boyfriend, David's Junior Prom.  She was a bit nervous because she didn't know what to expect at a Prom.  We spent the afternoon getting her ready and doing her hair. 

They needed to be at the High School early to do a Grand March. I never had this when I went to school but it is really neat.  They set the gym up with a stage and a scenery from their theme "A Midnight in Paris".  The kids with their dates or with a group line up at the back, get introduced  and come up on stage to pose for pictures and show off their dresses and tuxes for everyone.  Plus the school TV aired it live.  Timmy and I went because we were chaufering them.  It lasted about 45 minutes.  Everyone looked georgeous, many pretty gowns with just a few that we could not believe some kids were wearing.  Many dresses are way too revealing and just should not be allowed to these things.  My girls have to wear something that is approved by us.  Abbie was able to wear Meagans prom dress, although we thought she would break her neck in the heels. :) Abbie is not the heel type of girl.  She practiced for a few days before just so she wouldn't look wobbly.  We recycle the dresses in this house because they are way too expensive to buy each year.  By the time Danni gets to High School she will have a whole closet of dresses to choose from.  She looked georgeous in the dress and it's funny how the same dress looks completely different on each one of the girls. 

 Abbie being like okay here come the pictures.

 Aren't they CUTE!!!

David is such a Ham and Abbie falls suit with him.

 The other couple is David's Brother Peter and his date.

This is the stage that they got to pose on for pictures.  My camera didn't take good pictures here because it was too dark and we couldn't get close enough but I wanted you to see the set up.

We drove them to their destination which we could not find.  The people who put the directions together did not give anyone the correct ones and we were all driving around in the boonies trying to find a barn that was called "The Roost".  We've never been there before but have heard of it.  It was really set back in the middle of nowhere.  We eventually saw another vehicle and followed it and we finally managed to get there.  

Abbie and David said it was very nice inside.  The decorating committe did a great job.  They had a huge buffet table with food that was good and then they cleared the floor for an evening of dancing.  They didn't finish up till Midnight and we didn't get home till just before 1 in the morning.  That was tough, I'm not used to being up that late.  Overall, Abbie had a wonderful time and is already looking forward to next years prom. 

 To end our weekend, I made a big pot of Spaghetti and Meatballs for our Sunday Dinner and I made my own Garlic Breadsticks.  (They are actually better than Olive Garden's.) Don't tell them that. :) 

YUMMY!!!!

Memories

 Danni

Abbie

Six Pack

Emily & Elizabeth

Christmas Tree Trip

Danni

Brittany & Meagan

Elizabeth

Meagan

Six Pack Christmas Picture

Elizabeth

Brittany

Meagan

Meagan & Danni

Elizabeth, Emily & Danni

Emily

Meagan

Danni

 Brittany

Abbie

Abbie holding Roxie

Elizabeth and her awesome picture she made.

Danni

Abbie

Brittany

Elizabeth

Meagan

As I was picking all these photos out of my old files, they started to make me tear up.  These were all taken in the year 2005/2006 when we first moved into our home.  It's only been 6 years since these were taken and the girls have grown so much over these years.  I really miss when they were y0unger.  They were so cute, weren't they? :)  They are still cute but they are turning into beautiful young ladies.  We no longer have bottles to give or diapers to change but we are now having to deal with the teen mood swings, attitudes, drama and boyfriends.  

Time is very precious with them as it is going so fast and making us older.  I just wish that they would sometimes spend more time out of their rooms than in them.  I am so looking forward to school being out and their school laptops are taken from them that they will come back to reality that there are other people living in the house with them and that there is a whole world out there to discover. :)

Family time is what I love the most and want to spend as much of that with them because someday they will be moving out.  Meagan is finishing her 2nd year of college next week and she will be home for the summer but this will probably be her last summer here.  She is getting an apartment off campus next year and she is planning to stay there over the summer next year and work there as well.   So it will end up being the occasional short visits from her.  It is so hard to let go.  It's been a rough couple of years but I've been slowly dealing with it.  Some days it's easy to say goodbye to her when she's heading back from a visit, but then on another time it really gets to me.  We are really going to enjoy having her home and yes it will be really hard when August comes and she leaves.   

Here is a saying that I received through my email and wanted to share it with you.  I will have to say that I've been to many of these places. :)  I'm sure most of you have been to a few as well. :) 

Happy Monday!!!

My Inconclusive Travel Plans

I have been in many places, but I've never been in Cahoots. Apparently, you can't go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone.

I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there.

I have, however, been in Sane. They don't have an airport; you have to be driven there. I have made several trips there, thanks to my friends, family and work. . I live close so it's a short drive.  

I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I'm not too much on physical activity anymore.

I have also been in Doubt. That is a sad place to go, and I try not to visit there too often.

I've been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm.

Sometimes I'm in Capable, and I go there more often as I'm getting older.

One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense! It really gets the adrenalin flowing and pumps up the old heart! At my age I need all the stimuli I can get!

And, sometimes I think I am in Vincible but life shows me I am not.

People keep telling me I'm in Denial but I'm positive I've never been there before!

I have been in Deepdoodoo many times; the older I get, the easier it is to get there. I actually kind of enjoy it there.

So far, I haven't been in Continent; but my travel agent says I'll be going soon.

Homemade Pizza Sunday

I was trying to figure out what to make for dinner on this rainy lazy type of day.  I decided that I would make dough for homemade pizza for dinner for the girls and I.  So I pulled out my machine.  I doubled the recipe and was planning to make 2 pizzas but then I decided to make 6 individual ones for each of us.  That way they could have what they wanted on it.  We do have picky eaters in this house. :)  My specialty is a veggie pizza.  I love to put mushrooms, green peppers, tomatoes, onions and sometimes pineapple on it. 

 The dough here rose so big that you couldn't see the plate that it was on anymore.

 Before

After

We made a mess in the kitchen but it was so worth it.  Yummy is what it was...the kids pretty much cleaned their plates.  I have some left over on mine and will have that for lunch tomorrow.