My youngest sister graduates from high school today. I wish I could be there to celebrate with her… I’ve never been to a sibling’s graduation before… But in keeping with the family tradition, at least one member of the family cannot be present and so therefore, it is my duty to congratulate her from afar. What school does a graduation on a Thursday afternoon anyways? I’d have to take 3 days off work to go… If I wasn’t getting married…
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For those of you who remember, Laura is a Taylor student who was critically injured in the van/semi crash a few weeks ago. Today I got an email from Laura’s cousin (my former roommate) with really good news: The VanRyn family had the blessing of hearing Laura’s voice last night!!!! That’s right, she was speaking words to them. She kept saying “hi” last night and this morning she has added “good morning” and “pops”. PRAISE THE LORD!!!! There is no…
I took a little jog down to Orlando this weekend with Paul and the cats to surprise my mom for mother’s day. It was fun; I enjoyed surprising her. I thought for sure she knew, but she says she didn’t! We didn’t do much because we were really only there a day and a half. I went shopping with my sister, tried on my wedding dress again (still too fat), saw the bridesmaids dress (looks great!), and hung out a…
My goal has been to always go to bed with a clean kitchen. Unfortunately, I did not meet that goal last night. Actually, to tell you the truth, I forgot about it. However, because I have been good about it, there aren’t many dishes sitting there. (My previous routine was to wait until all the dishes, pots, and pans were on the counter before attempting to wash something – and usually the frenzied washing was prompted by guests coming.) I…